There is increasing interest in the use of MI with
patients with CKD. Successful management of CKD
typically involves improving diet, increasing physical
activity, quitting smoking, and controlling fluid
intake, blood pressure, blood sugar, and phosphorus.
In addition, patients consider a variety of treatment
options (e.g., home versus clinic-based dialysis,
choosing fistulae versus catheters for hemodialysis
access) that they must adhere to for the treatments
to work well.