Background: Peer support can address the informational and emotional needs of people
living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and enable self-management. We aimed to identify …

Background: Peer support can address the informational and emotional needs of people
living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and enable self-management. We aimed to identify …

Background Peer support complements traditional models of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
care through sharing of peer experiences, pragmatic advice, and resources to enhance …

Objectives Persons with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unique support
needs associated with managing a chronic yet often silent condition, complex treatment …

Background Peer support schemes of various types are commonly offered to patients as an
adjunct to health and social care services provided by professionals. For patients with …

Introduction Patients with chronic kidney disease often experience emotional/mental
challenges and benefit from peer support, as it provides insight/information from others with …

Introduction Peer support offers informational, appraisal and emotional support for people
with kidney disease, is recommended in national policy, yet has low engagement levels …

Background Peer support is valued by its users. Nevertheless, there is initial low take‐up of
formal peer support programmes among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with …

Background Peer support has been associated with improved health-related outcomes (eg,
psychological well-being and treatment adherence) among patients with serious, chronic …

Patients with kidney disease can often learn and gain support from their fellow patients, and
peer support is becoming an increasing area of practice in health care. In the first of a series …