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

• Published in: Renal Society of Australasia journal Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 118 - 122
• Main Authors: Shephard, Deanna, Tan, Ken-Soon, Lewis, Amanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Osborne Park, WA Cambridge Publishing 01.11.2023; Renal Society of Australasia
• Subjects: 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

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...