YOU NEED A TEAM' - PERSPECTIVES ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT USING PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME MEASURES IN HEMODIALYSIS CARE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

摘要

Introduction: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are validated questionnaires for assessing patients’ perspectives on their symptoms, functional status, and quality of life. Integrating PROMs into routine clinical care has been shown to improve communication, decision making, care planning, and patient satisfaction. However, there has been limited research on how PROMs can be utilized by multidisciplinary teams to address complex symptom burden associated with chronic disease, spe- cifically among persons requiring maintenance hemodialysis. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived role of PROMs in multidisci- plinary symptom management in outpatient hemodialysis care.