Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2016
Multicenter Study Comparative StudySymptom Clusters from Dialysis to Renal Transplantation: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study.
Patients on dialysis experience multiple concurrent and often related symptoms defined as symptom clusters. Renal transplantation (RTX) is thought to reduce symptom experience and improve health-related quality of life. No longitudinal study has assessed symptoms and symptom clusters in patients in the transition from dialysis to RTX. ⋯ Although symptoms and symptom clusters were reduced after RTX, the clinical relevance of the reductions was ambiguous. Symptom clusters could not be generated after RTX, suggesting that use of the KDQOL-SF may not be optimal to assess symptoms in RTX patients.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2016
Comparative StudyDoes Mode of Survey Administration Matter? Using Measurement Invariance to Validate the Mail and Telephone Versions of the Bereaved Family Survey.
The Veterans Health Administration evaluates outcomes of end-of-life (EOL) care using the Bereaved Family Survey (BFS). Originally, the BFS was administered as a telephone survey but was transitioned to a mail survey beginning October 2012. The transition necessitated an evaluation of the tool's validity using this new mode of administration. ⋯ These findings demonstrate the MI and robust psychometric properties for the BFS across administration modes.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Mar 2016
Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the CKD-MBD Knowledge and Behavior Questionnaire (CKD-MBD-KB) for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) is one of the most complicated morbidities among patients with end-stage renal disease. At present, a specific questionnaire assessing relevant knowledge and behavior for patients with CKD-MBD is still unavailable. ⋯ This CKD-MBD-KB questionnaire has been confirmed to have adequate psychometric properties (good reliability and validity) and may be useful in the assessment of patient-related knowledge, intervention programs, and treatment protocols.