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

• Main Authors: Jeffrey A. Johnson (Author), Fatima Al Sayah (Author), Robert Buzinski (Author), Bonnie Corradetti (Author), Sara N. Davison (Author), Meghan J. Elliott (Author), Scott Klarenbach (Author), Braden Manns (Author), Kara Schick-Makaroff (Author), Hilary Short (Author), Chandra Thomas (Author), Michael Walsh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...