Research on chronic kidney disease patients' knowledge of nephropathy and their demands on medical service in community

Objective To learn the situation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients' knowledge of nephropathy and their demands on medical service in community, in order to provide basis for community management of CKD. Methods In July 2017, questionnaire was adopted to do the investigation on 1 471 CKD patients, and we actually investigated 1 349 CKD patients (occupying 91.71% of people who shall be investigated) in 57 villages in both Jinze community and Huaxin community in Qingpu District in Shanghai, and SPSS 21.0 statistical software was used to analyze the results of investigation. The measurement data was represented in the form of mean or minus standard deviation and T-test and variance analysis were used. The counting data was represented as a percentage (%) and descriptive statistics were used. When P<0.05, the difference in date is statistically significant. Results The average score of 1 349 CKD patients' knowledge of nephropathy is (60.05±10.83) and the highest score is 90 points and the lowest one is 25 points. And the percentage of pass is 59.30%. The highest rate of hypertension is 76.87%, and the lowest rate is 13.05%. Gender, age, aging, professions and marital status have no statistical significance (P>0.05); different degrees of education and date of making a definite diagnosis have statistical significance (P<0.05). The number of CKD patients who need related knowledge about treatment of disease is the most which is 1 007 (74.65%), and the number of CKD patients who require service of knowledge publicity through internet is the least which is 338(25.06%). Conclusion Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients in community do not have complete knowledge on nephropathy and demand for medical services is high. The medical staff needs to intervene and knowledge education held for CKD patients shall be enhanced, overall cognition shall be improved and medical service system shall be perfected. We should regularly organize medical workers to visit the community and carry out follow-up visit to patients with CKD to promote the risk factors of kidney disease to prevent chronic kidney disease and nip nephropathy in the bud.