Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the EPOCH-RRT questionnaire "Empowering Patients On Choices For Renal Replacement Therapy" for the Brazilian context.

Luciana Adorno Sattin Rodrigues Fernando Antônio de Almeida Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia : 'orgao oficial de Sociedades Brasileira e Latino-Americana de Nefrologia (2022)

There is a lack of an educational-therapeutic approach aimed at patients with CKD, and the EPOCH-RRT questionnaire can be a tool for Brazilian dialysis services to change this paradigm.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
cross sectional
primary care
patient reported
healthcare
prognostic factors