Palliative Care Acceptability for Older Adults with Advanced CKD: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Nephrologists.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Older adults in the United States often receive kidney therapies that do not align with their goals. Palliative care (PC) specialists are experts in assisting patients with the goals of care discussions and decision support, yet views and experiences of older patients who have received PC while contemplating kidney therapy decisions and their nephrologists remain unexplored. We evaluated the acceptability of CKD-EDU, a PC-based kidney therapy decision support intervention for adults ≥75 years of age.

Study design

Qualitative study.

Setting & participants

Two trained research coordinators interviewed patients and nephrologists participating in the CKD-EDU study.

Analytical approach

Three coders analyzed the qualitative data using a thematic

SUBMITTER: Saeed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424932 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature