Ashutosh M Shukla, Brian Visconti, Kailyn Pearce, Tatiana Orozco, Jennifer Hale-Gallardo, Shobha Subhash, I Magaly Freytes, Huanguang Jia, Sergio Romero, Yi Guo
INTRODUCTION: Awareness of kidney replacement therapies (KRT) is associated with greater home dialysis use. However, validated instruments evaluating patient knowledge and awareness of various KRTs are currently lacking and are critical for informed decision-making. METHODS: We developed a 24-item KRT knowledge instrument (Know-KRT) encompassing three domains of General, Technical, and Correlative information critical for informed dialysis decision-making. We conducted a cross-sectional study among Veterans with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) to determine its reliability, dimensionality, and validity...
May 15, 2024: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN