Julie A. Wright Nunes|Kenneth A. Wallston|Svetlana K. Eden|Ayumi Shintani|T. Alp ?kizler|Kerri L. Cavanaugh
Associations among perceived and objective disease knowledge and satisfaction with physician communication in patients with chronic kidney disease
Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center
likely patients chronic kidney disease ckd limited understanding illness studied relationships objective perceived knowledge ckd using kidney disease knowledge survey perceived kidney disease knowledge survey quantified perceived objective knowledge 399 patients stages nondialysisdependent ckd demographically patient median age 58 years 47 women 77 stages 35 ckd 83 caucasians overall median score perceived knowledge survey 256 range 14 new measure exhibited excellent reliability construct validity unadjusted analysis perceived knowledge associated patient characteristics defined priori including objective knowledge patient satisfaction physician communication adjusted analysis older age male gender limited health literacy associated lower perceived knowledge additional analysis revealed perceived knowledge associated significantly higher odds 213 objective knowledge lower odds 091 patient satisfaction physician communication thus results present mechanism evaluate distinct forms patient kidney knowledge identify specific opportunities education tailored patients ckd