TY - JOUR
T1 - The End-Stage Renal Disease Adherence Questionnaire (ESRD-AQ)
T2 - testing the psychometric properties in patients receiving in-center hemodialysis.
AU - Kim, Youngmee
AU - Evangelista, Lorraine S.
AU - Phillips, Linda R.
AU - Pavlish, Carol
AU - Kopple, Joel D.
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Reported treatment adherence rates of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have been extremely varied due to lack of reliable and valid measurement tools. This study was conducted to develop and test an instrument to measure treatment adherence to hemodialysis (HD) attendance, medications, fluid restrictions, and diet prescription among patients with ESRD. This article describes the methodological approach used to develop and test the psychometric properties (such as reliability and validity) of the 46-item ESRD-Adherence Questionnaire (ESRD-AQ) in a cohort of patients receiving maintenance HD at dialysis centers in Los Angeles County. The ESRD-AQ is the first self-report instrument to address all components of adherence behaviors of patients with ESRD. The findings support that the instrument is reliable and valid and is easy to administer. Future studies are needed in a larger sample to determine whether additional modifications are needed.
AB - Reported treatment adherence rates of patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) have been extremely varied due to lack of reliable and valid measurement tools. This study was conducted to develop and test an instrument to measure treatment adherence to hemodialysis (HD) attendance, medications, fluid restrictions, and diet prescription among patients with ESRD. This article describes the methodological approach used to develop and test the psychometric properties (such as reliability and validity) of the 46-item ESRD-Adherence Questionnaire (ESRD-AQ) in a cohort of patients receiving maintenance HD at dialysis centers in Los Angeles County. The ESRD-AQ is the first self-report instrument to address all components of adherence behaviors of patients with ESRD. The findings support that the instrument is reliable and valid and is easy to administer. Future studies are needed in a larger sample to determine whether additional modifications are needed.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 20830945
AN - SCOPUS:77956991164
SN - 1526-744X
VL - 37
SP - 377
EP - 393
JO - Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association
JF - Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association
IS - 4
ER -