Development and Preliminary Psychometric Testing of an Adult Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management (CKD-SM) Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-management focused interventions to slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression are increasingly common. However, valid self-report instruments to evaluate the effectiveness of self-management interventions in CKD are limited.

Objective

We sought to develop and conduct preliminary psychometric testing of a patient-informed questionnaire to assess aspects of CKD self-management for patients with CKD categories G2-G5 (not on kidney replacement therapy [KRT]).

Design

Self-administered electronic questionnaires (multiphase).

Setting

Online.

Sample

Canadian adults with CKD categories G2-G5 (not on KRT).

Methods

The CKD-SM questionnaire was developed and tested in 4 phases. First, we used a content coverage matrix to identify potential

SUBMITTER: Smekal MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671825 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature