Facing the challenges of PROM implementation in Dutch dialysis care: Patients' and professionals' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) are increasingly used in routine clinical practice to facilitate patients in sharing and discussing health-related topics with their clinician. This study focuses on the implementation experiences of healthcare professionals and patients during the early implementation phase of the newly developed Dutch set of dialysis PROMs and aims to understand the process of early implementation of PROMs from the users' perspectives.

Methods

This is a qualitative study among healthcare professionals (physicians and nursing staff: n = 13) and patients (n = 14) of which 12 were receiving haemodialysis and 2 peritoneal dialysis. Semi-structured interviews were used to understand the barriers and facilitators that both professionals and pa

SUBMITTER: Sipma WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184911 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature