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. 2021 Feb;18(1):33-41.
doi: 10.1111/wvn.12483. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Care for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review

Hsin-Tien Hsu  1   2   3 , Yen-Chiu Chiang  4   5 , Yu-Hung Lai  6   7 , Li-Yuan Lin  8 , Hsiu-Fen Hsieh  1   2   3 , Jyu-Lin Chen  9
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Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Care for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review

Hsin-Tien Hsu et al. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common chronic disease. As this disease is extremely complex, multidisciplinary care (MDC) is needed to provide complete and continuous care.

Aim: A systematic literature review was performed to examine the constituents of MDC, the content of MDC interventions, and the health outcomes in CKD patients receiving MDC.

Methods: Searches of five Chinese and English databases for studies of CKD patients who had received MDC from 2007 to 2019 revealed 11 studies, which comprised 16,066 CKD patients. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale (Physiotherapy Evidence Database, 2017) was used to appraise study quality for randomized controlled trials, and the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools (Joanna Briggs Institute, 2017) were for cohort studies.

Results: The MDC teams that provided comprehensive medical care for these patients included nephrologists, nurses, surgeons, general practitioners, pharmacists, psychotherapists, social workers, nutritionists, and other specialists. The literature review revealed that MDC for CKD slows the decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate and decreases patient mortality, the risk of renal replacement therapy, the need for emergent dialysis, and annual medical costs. Analyses of biochemical markers in the CKD patients showed that MDC improves control of serum levels of calcium and phosphate, improves control of parathyroid hormone, and reduces proteinuria and fasting blood glucose values. However, further studies are needed to determine the effects of MDC on all-cause mortality, blood pressure control, hospitalization rate, hospitalization for cardiovascular or infection events, medications use, and other biochemical markers in CKD patients.

Linking evidence to action: Cross-disciplinary collaboration of healthcare professionals is needed to ensure that patients undergo regular follow-up and periodic assessment of clinical status, in addition to ensuring that relevant resources and assistance are provided in a timely manner. A follow-up period of at least 2 years is also needed to ensure sufficient time to observe MDC results.

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; health outcomes; multidisciplinary care; systematic review.

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