Provider Perception of Frailty Is Associated with Dialysis Decision Making in Patients with Advanced CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Frailty is common in patients with CKD. Little is known about the prevalence of frailty and its effect on prognosis and decisions surrounding dialysis modalities in patients with advanced CKD (eGFR<30 ml/min per 1.73 m²). Our objective was to determine the agreement between different frailty measures and physical function and their association with dialysis modality choice (home based versus in-center) and all-cause mortality in patients with advanced CKD.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Our study was a prospective, multicenter, cohort study. In 603 patients with advanced CKD, we collected demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory results in addition to objective (Fried frailty criteria) and subjective measures of frailty

SUBMITTER: Brar RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8092063 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature