The randomized controlled trial (NAVKIDS2) of a patient navigator program created for children with chronic kidney disease.
chronic kidney disease
pediatric nephrology
Journal
Kidney international
ISSN: 1523-1755
Titre abrégé: Kidney Int
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0323470
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jul 2024
01 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
15
01
2024
revised:
25
05
2024
accepted:
30
05
2024
medline:
4
7
2024
pubmed:
4
7
2024
entrez:
3
7
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Patient navigators enable adult patients to circumnavigate complex health systems, improving access to health care and outcomes. Here, we aimed to evaluate the effects of a patient navigation program in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this multi-center, randomized controlled trial, we randomly assigned children (aged 0-16 years) with CKD stages 1-5 (including children on dialysis or with kidney transplants), from low socioeconomic status backgrounds, and/or residing in remote areas, to receive patient navigation at randomization (immediate) or at six months (waitlist). The primary outcome was self-rated health (SRH) of participating children at six months, using intention to treat analysis. Secondary outcomes included caregivers' SRH and satisfaction with health care, children's quality of life, hospitalizations, and missed school days. Repeated measures of the primary outcome from baseline to six months were analyzed using cumulative logit mixed effects models. Semi-structured interviews were thematically evaluated. Of 398 screened children, 162 were randomized (80 immediate and 82 waitlist); mean age (standard deviation) of 8.8 (4.8) years with 64.8% male. SRH was not significantly different between the immediate and wait-listed groups at six months. There were also no differences across all secondary outcomes between the two groups. Caregivers' perspectives were reflected in seven themes: easing mental strain, facilitating care coordination, strengthening capacity to provide care, reinforcing care collaborations, alleviating family tensions, inability to build rapport and unnecessary support. Thus, in children with CKD, self-rated health may not improve in response to a navigator program, but caregivers gained skills related to providing and accessing care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38959996
pii: S0085-2538(24)00450-2
doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.05.031
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Investigateurs
Germaine Wong
(G)
Patrina Caldwell
(P)
Kirsten Howard
(K)
Allison Jaure
(A)
Jonathan C Craig
(JC)
Armando Teixeira-Pinto
(A)
Martin Howell
(M)
Hugh McCarthy
(H)
Michelle Irving
(M)
Amanda Walker
(A)
Carmel Hawley
(C)
Chandana Guha
(C)
Fiona Mackie
(F)
Reg Woodleigh
(R)
Sean Kennedy
(S)
Shilpa Jesudason
(S)
Stephen Alexander
(S)
Steve McTaggart
(S)
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.