Symptoms and impacts in anemia of chronic kidney disease

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 6 Content of the CKD-AQ

Symptom/Impact	Number of Items
Frequency and severity^a	14
Very tired	2
Low energy	2
Weak	2
Chest pain	2
Shortness of breath during activity	2
Shortness of breath while at rest	2
Difficulty concentrating	2
Severity^a	1
Bruised skin (past month recall period)	1
Frequency^a	1
Difficulty remembering things	1
Impact/ability to do activities^b	5
Standing for long periods of time	1
Sleeping	1
Didn’t want to do anything	1
Need to take a break	1
Need to take a nap	1
Emotional impact^c	2
Distress	1
Feel burdensome	1

^aThe frequency of each symptom was rated on a 5-point Verbal Rating Scale ranging from “None of the time” to “All of the time.” Severity was rated on a 0–10 Numerical Rating Scale, with anchors of “0 = Absent/I did not have” to “10 = Worst Imaginable”
^bResponse options for ability to do various activities ranged from “None” to “A great deal”
^cResponse options ranged from “None of the time” to “All of the time”