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The Perceived Medical Condition Self-Management Scale can be applied to patients with chronic kidney disease
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chronic kidney disease ckd major burden patients health care system treatment ckd requires dedicated involvement caretakers patients selfefficacy also known perceived competence contributes successful maintenance patients ckd selfmanagement behaviors medication adherence dietary regulations despite clear association selfefficacy improved ckd outcomes remains lack validated selfreport measures ckd selfefficacy address gap perceived kidneydialysis selfmanagement scale pkdsms adapted previously validated perceived medical condition selfmanagement scale sought validate using data two separate cohorts crosssectional investigation 146 patients endstage renal disease receiving maintenance hemodialysis longitudinal study 237 patients ckd receiving dialysis pkdsms found positively significantly correlated selfmanagement behaviors medication adherence patient cohorts pkdsms acceptable reliability internally consistent exhibited predictive validity baseline pkdsms scores selfmanagement behaviors across multiple time points thus pkdsms valid reliable measure ckd patient selfefficacy supports development interventions enhancing perceived competence improve ckd selfmanagement