Jingfei Teng, Chong Ma, Feng Gao, Xiao Luo, Yawei Guan, Zhihui Li, Li Yao, Xing Ai
Development and validation of a novel home-made bench-top training model for retrograde intrarenal surgery
World journal of urology
illness perceptions unique perspective individuals illness based context experiences associated patient outcomes including coping adherence purpose study explore characteristics may driving membership illness perceptions cluster groups adults chronic kidney disease ckd study conducted within multicenter longitudinal chronic renal insufficiency cohort cric study crosssectional data collected combined cric data illness perceptions measured using revised illness perception questionnaire clustering analysis conducted r bivariate analysis including linear regression performed stata 16 sample n 197 mean age 68 52 women 53 nonwhite mean estimated glomerular filtration rate egfr 56 mlmin173 m2 three cluster groups identified labeled disengaged n 20 wellresourced n 108 distressed n 69 disengaged group characterized low ckd knowledge many recent hospitalization days lowest perceived ckd burden wellresourced group characterized highest levels education ckd knowledge optimism medication adherence distressed group characterized highest levels depression scores comorbidity burden ckd burden ckd symptoms lowest optimism group membership significantly predicted number hospitalization days adjusted analyses illness perceptions groups associated number hospitalization days independent many patient characteristics illness perceptions data could used tailor care specific patients risk poor health outcomes