TOPLINE:

VIENNA — Sending “nudge” letters to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or their general practitioners had no impact on their likelihood of receiving guideline-directed medical care, suggested a prescription analysis of over 22,000 Danish adults with CKD.

METHODOLOGY:

NUDGE-CKD included all Danish individuals aged 18 years or older on August 19, 2024, who had received a diagnosis of CKD in the previous 5 years during at least one hospital encounter and who were enrolled in the Danish governmental electronic letter system, which has 95% coverage. It also included all Danish general practices contactable via electronic letter that had at least one patient with CKD on their list.

For patients, the letter highlighted the potential benefits of kidney and heart health and enc

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