Patients' and kidney care team's perspectives of treatment burden and capacity in older people with chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often a multimorbid condition and progression to more severe disease is commonly associated with increased management requirements, including lifestyle change, more medication and greater clinician involvement. This study explored patients' and kidney care team's perspectives of the nature and extent of this workload (treatment burden) and factors that support capacity (the ability to manage health) for older individuals with CKD.

Design

Qualitative semistructured interview and focus group study.

Setting and participants

Adults (aged 60+) with predialysis CKD stages G3-5 (identified in two general practitioner surgeries and two renal clinics) and a multiprofessional secondary kidney care team in the UK.

Results

29 indiv

SUBMITTER: Hounkpatin HO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7735091 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature