Promoting Excellence : ESRD: Addendum to McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire

Name:
End-Stage Renal Disease: Addendum to McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire

Definition:
This is a set of questions to supplement those in the McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire to explore the importance of spiritual matters to patients.

Category:
Clinical Care Tools - Psychosocial

Source:
The End-Stage Renal Disease Workgroup of
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
Alvin H. Moss, MD, Chair
amoss@hsc.wvu.edu

Contact:
John Newmann, PhD, MPH
Health Policy Research & Analysis
1698 Chimney House Road
Reston, VA 20190
JohnNewm@aol.com

What this instrument is for:
The tool can be used as a self-administered questionnaire once or repeatedly as part of a yearly evaluation of patients’ status.

Keywords:
end stage renal disease, quality of life, emotional well-being, psychosocial assessment

To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from this site. Please credit source.

References:
Developed by John Newmann, PhD, MPH and Susan Pfettscher, DNSc, RN

To view this tool:
To view the tool in your browser left-click on the link below. To download to your computer right-click on the link and select "Save Target As."
PDF 63 KB / 2 pages

Posted August 1, 2003

End Stage Renal Disease Workgroup overview page

Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dedicated to long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying persons and their families. Visit PromotingExcellence.org for more resources.