A cluster randomized controlled trial for the Evaluation of routinely Measured PATient reported outcomes in HemodialYsis care (EMPATHY): a study protocol

A cluster randomized controlled trial for the Evaluation of routinely Measured PATient reported outcomes in HemodialYsis care (EMPATHY): a study protocol

Abstract Background Kidney failure requiring dialysis is associated with poor health outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQL). Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) capture symptom burden, level of functioning and other outcomes from a patient perspective, and can support clinicians to...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey A. Johnson, Fatima Al Sayah, Robert Buzinski, Bonnie Corradetti, Sara N. Davison, Meghan J. Elliott, Scott Klarenbach, Braden Manns, Kara Schick-Makaroff, Hilary Short, Chandra Thomas, Michael Walsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Kidney failure
Hemodialysis
Patient-reported outcome measures
Symptom burden
Quality improvement
Controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05557-z

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