Health Inequalities in kiDney Disease: mEeting the urgent need to identify early disease in high-risk commuNities (HIDDEN) CKD: a feasibility study
Chronic Kidney Disease
Stage 1 Community kidney health check events will be hosted at ten community sites by peer educators. People will be offered the opportunity to have albuminuria testing by ‘peer-educators’ or a kit to perform the test at home and/or a finger prick kidney function (creatinine) test and advice provided if kidney disease is suspected. Participants will be invited to provide details about how they found out about the event (e.g. social media or through community), and the option to provide demographics, medical and family history, personal and GP contact details. Attendance at events and number of people undergoing testing will be recorded. Participant experience of events and acceptability will be assessed by Likert scale. Participants with abnormal albuminuria/creatinine results by peer educators by email/telephone (if provided) after 4-6 weeks to confirm if they have had further testing and again at 3 months if they have not been to their GP. Stage 2 Participants who attended events but did and did not undergo testing, and with positive and negative results who have provided contact details will be approached to participate in semi-structured interviews.
1. Is 18 years of age or older 2. Desire to have kidney health testing
1. Unable to participate with testing procedures 2. Lacking capacity to consent