Patient Experience with Primary Care Physician and Risk for Hospitalization in Hispanics with CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

In the general population, the quality of the patient experience with their primary care physician may influence health outcomes but this has not been evaluated in CKD. This is relevant for the growing Hispanic CKD population, which potentially faces challenges to the quality of the patient experience related to language or cultural factors. We evaluated the association between the patient experience with their primary care physician and outcomes in Hispanics with CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

This prospective observational study included 252 English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics with entry eGFR of 20-70 ml/min per 1.73 m², enrolled in the Hispanic Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort study between 2005 and 2008. Pati

SUBMITTER: Cedillo-Couvert EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6237062 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature