Welcome to the Derby evaluation of illness website - PD-HF Study
Background Who is it for?

Patient studies in advanced kidney disease and heart failure often report:

  • A wide variety of ongoing symptoms
  • Treatment related adverse effects
  • Poor quality of life
  • High rates of clinical depression

Awareness of a patient’s experience and progress over time will allow:

  • Individualized care plans
  • Focused educational input from the multi-disciplinary team
  • Evaluation of new treatments

A simple on-line, self reported Quality of Life and symptom indicator.

This project is open to :

  • Participants in the PD-HF Trial.
    You have been given a registration ID and password from your research nurse.
    Please now read the instruction page before proceeding to register.
What we will do with the information?

We aim to improve both patient and staff knowledge and understanding of quality of life and symptoms in kidney disease and heart failure.
Your information will be used as part of your participation in the PD-HF study.
Please see the News page for more information about this study.