Patients - Gundersen Health System
Patients - Gundersen Health System
Patients - Gundersen Health System
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Method<br />
Design<br />
Randomized controlled study, stratified by patient<br />
disease (CHF vs. ESRD) and site (La Crosse vs. Madison)<br />
– Randomization by sealed envelope method<br />
Subjects<br />
<strong>Patients</strong> with end-stage CHF or ESRD patients and their<br />
surrogate health care decision makers from areas<br />
around La Crosse and Madison, WI<br />
• 312 dyads (patient & surrogate)<br />
– 133 La Crosse CHF<br />
– 98 La Crosse ESRD<br />
– 45 Madison CHF<br />
– 36 Madison ESRD