Feasibility and Acceptability of a Palliative Care Intervention among Older Adults with Advanced CKD and Their Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In non-nephrology settings, specialty palliative care (PC) improves decision making, patient's quality of life (QoL), advance care planning, and certain indicators of the quality of end-of-life (EoL) care. This pilot randomized control trial (RCT) explored the feasibility and acceptability of a PC intervention, CKD-EDU, for adults aged 75 years and older with eGFR ≤25 ml/min and their caregivers.

Methods

Participants randomized to the control group received standard nephrology care and routine kidney therapy education, whereas those randomized to CKD-EDU received a decision aid and met with a PC clinician up to three times to discuss kidney therapy decisions and EoL planning. Patients were assessed at baseline, 4–6, 12–14, and 24–26 weeks. Main outcomes included i

SUBMITTER: Saeed F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11882250 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature