Perceptions of Illness Severity, Treatment Goals, and Life Expectancy: The ePISTLE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A better understanding of factors influencing perceived life expectancy (PLE), interactions between patient prognostic beliefs, experiences of illness, and treatment behavior is urgently needed.

Methods

Case-notes at 3 hemodialysis units were screened: patients with ≥20% 1-year mortality risk were included. Patients and their health care professionals (HCPs) were invited to complete a structured interview or mixed-methods questionnaire. Four hundred eleven patient notes were screened. Seventy-seven eligible patients were approached and 51 were included.

Results

Patients predicted significantly higher life expectancies than HCPs (P < 0.0001). Documented cognitive impairment, gender, or increasing age did not affect 1- or 5-year PLE. PLE influenced p

SUBMITTER: Beckwith HKS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature