Prognostic models for mortality in patients receiving dialysis primarily use clinical predictors like age, comorbidities and laboratory markers. Studies in other fields suggest that patient-reported outcomes (PROs), like pain and fatigue, can be predictors of survival. Therefore, we aimed to assess the added value of PROs to predict mortality in incident dialysis patients.
Prognostic models for mortality in patients receiving dialysis primarily use clinical predictors like age, comorbidities and laboratory markers. Studies in other fields suggest that patient-reported outcomes (PROs), like pain and fatigue, can be predictors of survival. Therefore, we aimed to assess the added value of PROs to predict mortality in incident dialysis patients.