Patient perspectives on chronic kidney disease and decision-making about treatment. Discourse of participants in the French CKD-REIN cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about psychological issues in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) facing transition to kidney failure and the involvement of their family in decision-making about kidney replacement therapy (KRT). This study investigated patients' experience of their illness, their views on KRT choice and their perception of the influence of their relatives.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study nested in the CKD-REIN prospective cohort study which included non-dialysis CKD patients from 40 nationally representative nephrology clinics. Among 1555 patients who returned a self-administered questionnaire, we used purposive sampling to select 50 participants who underwent semi-structured phone interviews with a psychologist.

Results

The patients' mean

SUBMITTER: Montalescot L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9217839 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature