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Western Pacific Renal Network, LLC

505 San Marin Dr. Bldg. A, Suite 300, Novato, CA  94945
Phone: 415-897-2400
Administration Fax: 415-897-2422
Data Fax: 415-897-2443
Toll-free for Patients: 1-800-232-3773

Serving: AS, Guam, HI, Mariana Islands, and Northern CA as ESRD Network #17   

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Quality of Life

Healthcare providers play a pivotal role in a patient's medical care, and understanding ways to improve the care patient's receive is a top priority in Network #15. The following resources are intended to provide some insight into this issue.

Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL) Working Group Web site - Link here to obtain information on the KDQOL Questionnaire.
Assessing Functional Status (pdf - 1 pg)

Predictors of Functional Health Status of End-Stage Renal Disease Patients. This link (from FindArticles.com) brings up the entire article from Health Care Financing Review, Summer, 1997, by George R. Parkerson, Robert A. Gutman.

Medical Outcomes Trust - This link contains information about the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP), SF-36 and SF-12 Health Surveys, the Duke Health Profile, and Quality of Well-being Scale.

Promoting End-of-Life Care - Final Report Summary (pdf - 7 pgs)

Advanced Care Planning

 


Western Pacific Renal Network, LLC

505 San Marin Dr. Bldg. A, Suite 300, Novato, CA  94945
Phone: 415-897-2400
Administration Fax: 415-897-2422
Data Fax: 415-897-2443
Toll-free for Patients: 1-800-232-3773

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