Patient-Reported Symptoms Compared With Nephrologist Documentation During Outpatient Visits: A Retrospective Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Communication of symptom presence between patients and nephrologists is a key step toward management of the symptom burden faced by many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but whether symptoms are being routinely discussed during ambulatory non-dialysis nephrology encounters is uncertain. This study compared patient reports of 11 CKD-related symptoms with nephrologists' documentation of symptom presence in the concomitant visit note.

Study design

A retrospective analysis of patient-reported outcome measures and nephrologist documentation in the electronic health record (EHR).

Setting & study populations

Adults treated at 2 ambulatory nephrology practices within a single tertiary academic center in the United States from 2015 to 2020.

SUBMITTER: Wulczyn KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12152615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature