Evaluating the quality of patient leaflets about renal replacement therapy across UK renal units

These data suggest an unsystematic pattern of information provision across the UK. Vast resources have been spent on providing information to patients that is difficult to comprehend and incomplete. Research needs to identify which resources are effective in meeting patient needs and at what point in their illness. A centralized system to guide renal services in the design and development of information resources may help meet the differing goals of education, choice facilitation and preparation for self-management.