Purpose of review: Provision of education to inform decision making for renal replacement
therapy (RRT) is a key component in the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing patient involvement in decision-making in the
context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and effective interventions to support their decision …

Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are asked to choose a renal
replacement therapy or conservative management. Education and knowledge transfer play …

Rationale & Objective Education programs are needed for people with advanced chronic
kidney disease to understand kidney failure treatment options and participate in shared …

It has been widely demonstrated that patient education and empowerment, especially
involving shared treatment decisions, improve patient outcomes in chronic medical …

Patient education is associated with better patient outcomes and supported by international
guidelines and organizations, but a range of barriers prevent widespread implementation of …

Background Little is known regarding the types of information African American and non-
African American patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their families need to …

Background For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are progressing to end‐
stage kidney disease (ESKD) a decision of whether to undertake dialysis or conservative …

Background Little is known about factors that are important to patients with advanced kidney
disease and their perspectives at the time they choose a dialysis modality. EPOCH-RRT, a …

Purpose Shared decision-making (SDM) about the type of renal replacement therapy to use
is a matter of great importance involving patients, their families, and health treatment teams …