Decisional conflict between treatment options among end-stage renal disease patients evaluated for kidney transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Although kidney transplantation provides a significant benefit over dialysis, many patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are conflicted about their decision to undergo kidney transplant. We aimed to identify the prevalence and characteristics associated with decisional conflict between treatment options in ESRD patients presenting for transplant evaluation. Among a cross-sectional sample of patients with ESRD (n=464) surveyed in 2014 and 2015, we assessed decisional conflict through a validated 10-item questionnaire. Decisional conflict was dichotomized into no decisional conflict (score=0) and any decisional conflict (score>0). We investigated potential characteristics of patients with decisional conflict using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression. The overall mean age w

SUBMITTER: McPherson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10067135 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature