Understanding the patient experience of chronic kidney disease stages 2-3b: a qualitative interview study with Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36) debrief.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Qualitative patient interviews and patient-reported outcome instruments are important tools to understand the patient experience of disease. The aim of this study was to use patient interviews to identify concepts relevant and important to patients living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 2-3b, develop a comprehensive conceptual model of the patient experience and debrief the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-item instrument (KDQOL-36) for patients with CKD stages 2-3b.

Methods

Concept elicitation interviews were conducted with patients with CKD stages 2-3b to identify signs/symptoms and impacts most relevant and important to patients (i.e., 'salient' concepts) and develop a conceptual model for the disease. Based on the salient concepts identified in the i

SUBMITTER: Ryden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9155979 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature