Symptoms and impacts in anemia of chronic kidney disease

Background Anemia is a frequent complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that negatively affects patients’ health-related quality of life. Methods We conducted qualitative concept elicitation (CE) and cognitive debriefing (CD) interviews to assess the frequency, duration, and severity of symptom...

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Published in:Journal of patient-reported outcomes 2020-07, Vol.4 (1), p.64-10, Article 64
Main Authors: Mathias, Susan D., Blum, Steven I., Sikirica, Vanja, Johansen, Kirsten L., Colwell, Hilary H., Okoro, Tony
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Chronic kidney disease
Cognitive debriefing
Concept elicitation
Interviews
Kidney diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patient-reported outcomes
Quality of Life Research
Semi-structured interview
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Summary:Background Anemia is a frequent complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) that negatively affects patients’ health-related quality of life. Methods We conducted qualitative concept elicitation (CE) and cognitive debriefing (CD) interviews to assess the frequency, duration, and severity of symptoms and impacts associated with anemia of CKD and to facilitate the development of a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) measure. We interviewed 36 patients with CKD and hemoglobin levels ≥8.0 to
ISSN:2509-8020
2509-8020
DOI:10.1186/s41687-020-00215-8