Treatment decision-making and care among older adults with kidney failure: protocol for a multicentre, prospective observational cohort study with nested substudies and linked qualitative research (the Elderly Advanced CKD Programme).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Shared treatment decision-making and planning of care are fundamental in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) management. There are limited data on several key outcomes for the elderly population including survival, quality of life, symptom burden, changes in physical functioning and experienced burden of healthcare. Patients, caregivers and clinicians consequently face significant uncertainty when making life-impacting treatment decisions. The Elderly Advanced CKD Programme includes quantitative and qualitative studies to better address challenges in treatment decision-making and planning of care among this increasingly prevalent elderly cohort.

Methods and analysis

The primary component is OUTcomes of Older patients with Kidney failure (OUTLOOK), a multicentr

SUBMITTER: Siriwardana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806093 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature