Development, Rasch analysis and validation of the kidney symptom burden questionnaire (KSB-Q)
The KSB-Q is a nine-item PROM measuring somatic symptoms. The KSB-Q demonstrates strong psychometric properties in patients with CKD stages 3-5, including those not receiving KRT, individuals receiving dialysis, and those with a functioning kidney transplant.
Authors
- James Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-0409)
- Muirne C. S. Paap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1173-7070)
- Paul Cockwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1975-266X)
- Nicola Anderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0614-3198)
- Rav Verdi
- Mike Horton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6675-7335)
- Chris Sidey‐Gibbons (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4732-7305)
- Derek Kyte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-6741)
- Anita Slade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2827-7741)
- Neil Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4547-873X)
- Melanie Calvert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1856-837X)
- Sarah Damery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-8608)
- Benjamin Fletcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3633-7716)
- Andrew Bissell
- Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9122-8251)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Cellular Therapeutics (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Centre for Inflammation Research (GB)
- NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- University of Worcester (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Kidney Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfaf112
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Kidney Research UK