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Public Release Type
Journal
Publication Year
2020
Affiliation
Mark B. Lockwood, PhD, MSN, RN, is Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. James P. Lash, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Heather Pauls, MPH, is Visiting Research Specialist, Department of Health System Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. Seon Yoon Chung, PhD, RN, is Associate Professor, Illinois State University Mennonite College of Nursing, Normal. Manpreet Samra, MD, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Catherine Ryan, PhD, APN, CCRN-K, FAHA, FAAN, is Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. Chang Park, PhD, is Research Assistant Professor/Senior Biostatistician, Department of Health System Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. Holli DeVon, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, is Professor and Associate Dean for Research, University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing. Ulf G. Bronas, PhD, ATC, FAHA, is Associate Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Authors
Bronas UG, Chung SY, DeVon H, Lash JP, Lockwood MB, Park C, Pauls H, Ryan C, Samra M
Studies
Citation
Lockwood MB, Lash JP, Pauls H, Chung SY, Samra M, Ryan C, Park C, DeVon H, Bronas UG. Physical Symptom Cluster Subgroups in Chronic Kidney Disease. Nurs Res 2020 Mar-Apr;69(2):100-108.

Abstract

Symptom burden associated with chronic kidney disease can be debilitating, with a negative effect on patient health-related quality of life. Latent class clustering analysis is an innovative tool for classifying patient symptom experience.