Patient Activation Measure in Dialysis-Dependent Patients in the United States
Daniel Cukor, Leila R. Zelnick, David M. Charytan, Amanda J. Shallcross, Rajnish Mehrotra
Abstract
Significance Statement The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a newly adopted metric by CMS to describe an individual’s knowledge, ability, skills, and confidence in self-managing chronic conditions. The extent to which the PAM is relevant, comprehensive, and associated with clinical, behavioral, and psychosocial outcomes in people with dialysis-dependent kidney failure is, as of yet, unclear. The data we present are the first estimates of association of patient activation with health literacy, mental health, and adherence in patients with dialysis-dependent kidney failure in the United States.
Topics & Concepts
PsychosocialDialysisMedicineHealth literacyMetric (unit)Intensive care medicineConfidence intervalMEDLINEMeasure (data warehouse)Internal medicinePsychiatryHealth careBiologyBiochemistryComputer scienceEconomic growthOperations managementDatabaseEconomicsDiabetes Management and EducationMedication Adherence and ComplianceHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions