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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Japanese Version of the Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Efficacy Scale (CKDSE-J)

Key takeaways

Researchers translated a self-care confidence survey into Japanese. They tested it on 227 adults with kidney disease who are not on dialysis. The goal is to help doctors measure how confident patients feel about managing their health. This is a tool for care, not a new treatment.

Who did this work

Tingting Geng (Okayama University of Science) · Yuki Kajiwara (Okayama University) · Michiko Morimoto (Okayama University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-12
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14203393