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)

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 e...

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Main Authors: Martin Gallagher, Vasi Naganathan, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Celine Foote, Angela Makris, Chris Gianacas, Nicholas A Gray, Isaac Yeboah Addo, Amanda Siriwardana, Chenlei Kelly Li, Kenneth Yong, Yachna Mehta, Jannel Ramos, Sarah Roxburgh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e066156.full