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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedBoehmer KR, Pine KH, Whitman S
Do patients with high versus low treatment and illness burden have different needs? A mixed-methods study of patients living on dialysis.
The authors sought to understand the differences that exist between patients with end-stage kidney disease reporting high versus low treatment and illness burden. They found that patients on dialysis reporting the greatest illness and treatment burden have difficulties that their low-burden counterparts do not report, which may be amenable to intervention.
AHRQ-funded; HS026379.
Citation: Boehmer KR, Pine KH, Whitman S .
Do patients with high versus low treatment and illness burden have different needs? A mixed-methods study of patients living on dialysis.
PLoS One 2021 Dec 28;16(12):e0260914. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260914..
Keywords: Dialysis, Kidney Disease and Health, Chronic Conditions
Nair D, Malhotra S, Lupu D
Challenges in communication, prognostication and dialysis decision-making in the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for interdisciplinary care during crisis settings.
This paper uses case vignettes to highlight challenges in communication, prognostication, and medical decision-making that have been exacerbated by the COVD-19 pandemic for patients with kidney disease. The authors include best practice recommendations to mitigate those issues and conclude with implications for interdisciplinary models of care in crisis settings. Concerns about certain biomarkers, demographics, and medical comorbidities that can predict an increased risk for mortality among patients with COVID-19 and kidney disease are discussed, because there may be communication barriers related to physical exposure and conservation of personal protective equipment with those at-risk patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS026395.
Citation: Nair D, Malhotra S, Lupu D .
Challenges in communication, prognostication and dialysis decision-making in the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for interdisciplinary care during crisis settings.
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2021 Mar 1;30(2):190-97. doi: 10.1097/mnh.0000000000000689..
Keywords: COVID-19, Dialysis, Kidney Disease and Health, Shared Decision Making, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Chronic Conditions
Purnell TS, Bae S, Luo X
National trends in the association of race and ethnicity with predialysis nephrology care in the United States From 2005 to 2015.
Predialysis nephrology care is associated with better survival among patients with end-stage kidney disease. The purpose of this study was to examine national trends in racial/ethnic disparities in receipt of predialysis nephrology care at least 1 year before dialysis initiation in the United States from 2005 to 2015. The study findings suggested that national strategies to address racial/ethnic disparities in predialysis nephrology care are needed.
AHRQ-funded; HS024600.
Citation: Purnell TS, Bae S, Luo X .
National trends in the association of race and ethnicity with predialysis nephrology care in the United States From 2005 to 2015.
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Aug;3(8):e2015003. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15003..
Keywords: Kidney Disease and Health, Dialysis, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Chronic Conditions, Disparities