Category | Website Name | Reason |
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Diet | National Kidney Foundation | Many detailed recipes with pictures and instructions; guidelines for tracking and logging macronutrient content |
Fresenius Kidney Care | Compendium of recipes with instructions and some videos; foods to avoid and suggestions for orders at restaurants and grocery stores | |
Physical Activity | Kidney Foundation of Canada | Detailed instructions and visual photo guidelines for specific exercises and techniques |
Life Options | Booklet compendium with multiple exercises, detailed instructions, and visual guidelines | |
Emotional Support | Fresenius Kidney Care | Contains specific portals for different kinds of emotional needs as well as tools for managing body image, counseling, and forming a social support group |
Kidney Care UK | Contains detailed information regarding prevalence of depression and depression screening; coping strategies and counseling details also provided | |
Financial Information | NIDDK | Large amounts of information about insurance options, payments, employment rights, and grants |
CKD Information | DaVita | Huge array of educational materials, videos; self-paced classes sometimes with a live instructor |
Kidney Foundation of Canada | Multiple pamphlets and booklets; provides symptoms and syndromes of CKD by etiology | |
Medication | Manitoba Renal Program | Contains specific information for each medication class and how best to adhere |