Can we routinely measure patient involvement in treatment decision-making in chronic kidney care? A service evaluation in 27 renal units in the UK

Conclusion
Our study shows the importance of assessing the feasibility of data collection in a chronic disease context prior to implementation in routine practice. Routine measurement of patient involvement in established kidney disease treatment decisions is feasible, but there are challenges in selecting the measure needed to capture experience of involvement, reducing variation in response rate by service and identifying when to capture experience in a service managing people's chronic disease over time.

Source: CKJ: Clinical Kidney Journal - March 15, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Durand, M.-A., Bekker, H. L., Casula, A., Elias, R., Ferraro, A., Lloyd, A., van der Veer, S. N., Metcalfe, W., Mooney, A., Thomson, R. G., Tomson, C. R. V. Tags: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Source Type: research