Do patients with high versus low treatment and illness burden have different needs? A mixed-methods study of patients living on dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 750,000 people in the U.S. live with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD); the majority receive dialysis. Despite the importance of adherence to dialysis, it remains suboptimal, and one contributor may be patients' insufficient capacity to cope with their treatment and illness burden. However, it is unclear what, if any, differences exist between patients reporting high versus low treatment and illness burden.

Methods

We sought to understand these differences using a mixed methods, explanatory sequential design. We enrolled adult patients receiving dialysis, including in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis. Descriptive patient characteristics were collected. Participants' treatment and illness burden was measured using the Illn

SUBMITTER: Boehmer KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8714126 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature