How patients describe their diagnosis compared to clinical documentation.

Published in: Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) (2021)

Patient-reported diagnoses following ED discharge had moderate agreement with EMR-documented diagnoses. Findings suggest that patients might reproduce verbatim semi-technical or technical diagnoses they received from clinicians, but not fully understood what the diagnosis means for them.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
patient reported
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
emergency department
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
high intensity