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Introduction: Involving people with advanced chronic kidney disease in decision-making about their treatment promotes their autonomy and guarantees their free choice of treatment. This educational process culminates in selecting a treatment modality that should be consistent with their values, preferences, and lifestyle. However, little is known about their satisfaction with their choice once treatment has begun.
Objective: To determine the degree of satisfaction of the renal patient with the renal replacement therapy chosen.
Material and Method: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted in the Dialysis Unit of the Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León in 2024. We included chronic dialysis patients who had visited the Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Unit for information on treatment options and had been on treatment for more than one month. Demographic and clinical variables and satisfaction with the choice were studied.
Results: Fifty-eight patients were studied. 67.24% were men. Mean age 67.1±13.98 years and median 69.5 years. The mean time on treatment was 30.64±31.67 months, 74.14% were on haemodialysis, and 98.3% were satisfied with their choice. We found no statistically significant differences in patient satisfaction between the dialysis options (p=0.551).
Conclusions: The percentage of regret was low, only 1.7%. Assessing patient satisfaction with their dialysis treatment can help to verify whether they are satisfied and/or wish to change the modality.
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Shay LA, Lafata JE. Where is the evidence? A systematic review of shared decision making and patient outcomes. Med Decis Making. 2015;35(1):114-31. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0272989X14551638
Herramientas de ayuda a la toma de decisión para la Enfermedad Renal Crónica Avanzada. Cuestionario “Satisfacción con la elección” ECP-RR-PD-209 Ed:11712.
Gil B, Portolés J, López P, Tornero F, Marques M, Rojo JL. Análisis de las transiciones en el modelo integrado de tratamiento sustitutivo renal en un sistema regional de salud. Nefrología. 2022;42(4):438-47. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nefro.2021.07.004
DePasquale N, Green JA, Ephraim PL, Morton S, Peskoe SB, Davenport CA, Mohottige D, McElroy L, Strigo TS, Hill-Briggs F, Browne T, Wilson J, Lewis-Boyer L, Cabacungan AN, Boulware LE. Decisional Conflict About Kidney Failure Treatment Modalities Among Adults With Advanced CKD. Kidney Med. 2022;4(9):100521. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100521
Marcel Zeelenberg y Rik Pieters. A theory of regret regulation 1.0. Journal of Consumer Psychology. 2007;17(1):3-18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327663jcp1701_3
Pawar AS, Thorsteinsdottir B, Whitman S, Pine K, Lee A, Espinoza Suarez NR, Organick Lee P, Thota A, Lorenz E, Beck A, Albright R, Feely M, Williams A, Behnken E, Boehmer KR. Decisional Regret Surrounding Dialysis Initiation: A Comparative Analysis. Kidney Med. 2023 20;6(3):100785. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100785
Saeed F, Ladwig SA, Epstein RM, Monk RD, Duberstein PR. Dialysis Regret: Prevalence and Correlates. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020;15(7):957-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.13781119
Gilman EA, Feely MA, Hildebrandt D, Edakkanambeth Varayil J, Chong EY, Williams AW, Mueller PS. Do patients receiving hemodialysis regret starting dialysis? A survey of affected patients. Clin Nephrol. 2017;87(3):117-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5414/CN109030
Berkhout-Byrne N, Gaasbeek A, Mallat MJK, Rabelink TJ, Mooijaart SP, Dekker FW, van Buren M. Regret about the decision to start dialysis: a cross-sectional Dutch national survey. Neth J Med. 2017;75(6):225-34.
García Castro R, González Díaz I, Fernández Merayo C, Fernández Pérez M, Fernández Peñarroya J, Díaz Corte C. Satisfacción del paciente en diálisis (hemodiálisis y diálisis peritoneal): aspectos a mejorar. Enferm Nefrol. 2016; 19(3):248-54. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4321/S2254-28842016000300007
Romero-Ruiz Ana Belén, Sevillano-Jiménez Alfonso, Cardador-Trocoli Cristina. Factores asociados a la satisfacción del paciente en diálisis. Enferm Nefrol [Internet]. 2019 Jun [consultado 2024 Sep 04];22(2):112-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4321/S2254-28842019000200002
Tan EGF, Teo I, Finkelstein EA, Meng CC. Determinants of regret in elderly dialysis patients. Nephrology (Carlton) 2019;24(6):622-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nep.13400
Juergensen E, Wuerth D, Finkelstein SH, Juergensen PH, Bekui A, Finkelstein FO. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: patients’ assessment of their satisfaction with therapy and the impact of the therapy on their lives. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006;1(6):1191-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.01220406
López Toledano Mª Carmen, Luque Cantarero Isabel, Gómez López Victoria Eugenia, Casas Cuesta Rafael, Crespo Montero Rodolfo. La satisfacción del paciente como componente de la calidad en las unidades de diálisis. Enferm Nefrol. [Internet]. 2016 [consultado 2024 Sep 04];9(2):125-33. Disponible en: https://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2254-28842016000200004 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4321/S2254-28842016000200004