학술논문

Kidney Health for All: Bridging the Gap in Kidney Health Education and Literacy.
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation. 32(6)
Subject
World Kidney Day Joint Steering Committee
Kidney
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Health Education
Health Literacy
Behavioral and Social Science
Prevention
Kidney Disease
Clinical Research
Health Services
Patient Safety
Health and social care services research
8.1 Organisation and delivery of services
Renal and urogenital
Generic health relevance
Quality Education
Good Health and Well Being
Delivery of Health Care
Health Policy
Educational Status
Health Personnel
United States
Educational Gap
Empowerment
Information Technology
Kidney Health
Partnership
Social Media
Clinical Sciences
Nutrition and Dietetics
Urology & Nephrology
Language
Abstract
The high burden of kidney disease, global disparities in kidney care, and the poor outcomes of kidney failure place a growing burden on affected individuals and their families, caregivers, and the community at large. Health literacy is the degree to which individuals and organizations have, or equitably enable individuals to have, the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to make informed health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. Rather than viewing health literacy as a patient deficit, improving health literacy lies primarily with health care providers communicating and educating effectively in codesigned partnership with those with kidney disease. For kidney policy makers, health literacy is a prerequisite for organizations to transition to a culture that places the person at the center of health care. The growing capability of and access to technology provides new opportunities to enhance education and awareness of kidney disease for all stakeholders. Advances in telecommunication, including social media platforms, can be leveraged to enhance persons' and providers' education. The World Kidney Day declares 2022 as the year of "Kidney Health for All" to promote global teamwork in advancing strategies in bridging the gap in kidney health education and literacy. Kidney organizations should work toward shifting the patient-deficit health literacy narrative to that of being the responsibility of health care providers and health policy makers. By engaging in and supporting kidney health-centered policy making, community health planning, and health literacy approaches for all, the kidney communities strive to prevent kidney diseases and enable living well with kidney disease.