Treatment burden and health literacy among patients referred to a vascular access clinic: a cross-sectional study
High treatment burden is prevalent among vascular access patients, particularly those with limited health literacy. Interventions that deliver patient-centred information in ways that do not depend on high literacy levels may help reduce treatment burden and support shared decision-making in this setting.
Authors
- B. Edgar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2767-7735)
- Peter Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4761-2648)
- Laura Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3979-4528)
- Patrick Barry Mark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3387-2123)
- Catrin Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1425-0513)
- Karen S. Stevenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-511X)
- David Kingsmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0401-2178)
Institutions
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04594-2
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kidney Research UK