Factors in nephrologists' decision to treat pre-dialysis CKD patients with vitamin D insufficiency and SHPT: A discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about the most important factors that inform a nephrologist's decision to treat (DTT) pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with vitamin D insufficiency (VDI) and secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). The objective of this study was to identify such factors and their relative importance in the DTT with a vitamin D therapy. A web-based, adaptive design conjoint analysis discrete-choice survey was developed to study factors that informed the DTT among a sample of 200 nephrologists located throughout the United States. Based on literature review and clinician input, eight attributes were selected that could influence a provider's DTT: age, race, CKD stage, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphorus (P), and his

SUBMITTER: Reddy AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058152 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature