Patient and physician perspectives on treatment burden in end-stage kidney disease: a nominal group technique study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The treatment workload associated with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is high. The treatment burdens experienced by patients with ESKD are not well understood. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the most important areas of treatment burden for discussion in a clinical encounter from the perspectives of patients with ESKD and nephrologists. We sought to explore possible solutions to these high priority treatment burden challenges.

Design

Nominal group technique (NGT) sessions.

Setting and participants

Three in-person NGT sessions were conducted with 19 patients with dialysis-dependent ESKD from one tertiary treatment centre (mean age 64 years; range 47-82). All patients were either retired or on a disability pension; 74% perceived moderate or severe treat

SUBMITTER: Thomas ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9723855 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature