Decisional Conflict About Kidney Failure Treatment Modalities Among Adults With Advanced CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Choosing from multiple kidney failure treatment modalities can create decisional conflict, but little is known about this experience before decision implementation. We explored decisional conflict about treatment for kidney failure and its associated patient characteristics in the context of advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Study design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting & participants

Adults (N = 427) who had advanced CKD, received nephrology care in Pennsylvania-based clinics, and had no history of dialysis or transplantation.

Predictors

Participants' sociodemographic, physical health, nephrology care/knowledge, and psychosocial characteristics.

Outcomes

Participants' results on the Sure of myself; Understand information; Risk-b

SUBMITTER: DePasquale N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449857 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature