Considerations for selecting patient-reported outcome measures for peritoneal dialysis patients: A review of the literature

Patients with kidney failure choosing peritoneal dialysis (PD) as their kidney replacement therapy (KRT) frequently experience high symptom burden and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to their disease process and the requirements of their dialysis regimen. Achieving shared decision...

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Published inRenal Society of Australasia journal Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 118 - 122
Main Authors Shephard, Deanna, Tan, Ken-Soon, Lewis, Amanda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Osborne Park, WA Cambridge Publishing 01.11.2023
Renal Society of Australasia
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Analysis
Care
Care and treatment
Caregivers
Clinical outcomes
Clinical practice guidelines
Clinical trials
Decision making
Dietary restrictions
Diseases
Evaluation
Evidence-based medicine
Fatigue
Hemodialysis
Kidney diseases
Kidneys
Literature reviews
Nephrology
Patient outcomes
Patients
Peritoneal dialysis
Quality of life
Renal replacement therapy
Australia
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Summary:Patients with kidney failure choosing peritoneal dialysis (PD) as their kidney replacement therapy (KRT) frequently experience high symptom burden and reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to their disease process and the requirements of their dialysis regimen. Achieving shared decision making and finding balance for individual patients between maximising therapy and maintaining patients' HRQoL requires optimal assessment, clear communication of patients' priorities and integration of this information into patients’ dialysis regimens to improve the outcomes that are prioritised by patients. Defining the outcomes that are prioritised by patients and their carers is also required to develop a standardised approach to allow for integration of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) into patient care. Assessment of HRQoL is best achieved by utilising PROMs; however, multiple PROMs exist and there is currently no consensus from national and international guidelines on a standardised approach to utilising PROMs for patients on PD. The aim of this review is to analyse the literature regarding the use of PROMs for patients on PD to gain a greater understanding of how to guide care and improve patient outcomes.
Bibliography:Renal Society of Australasia Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, Nov 2023, 118-122
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:1832-3804
2208-4088
DOI:10.33235/rsaj.19.2.118-122