Fig. 1

Schematic of overall design for the EMPATHY Study. *Outcome measures survey includes: Communication Assessment Tool (CAT), Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care 11-items questionnaire (PACIC-11), Patient Health Questionnaire 2-item (PHQ-2), General Anxiety Disorder 2-items questionnaire (GAD-2), Edmonton Symptom Assessment System – revised: Renal (ESAS-r: Renal) or Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale – Renal (IPOS-Renal), and/or EQ-5D-5L