Background: Unplanned dialysis initiation is common in patients with chronic kidney disease
(CKD). Objective: To determine common definitions and patient risk factors for unplanned …

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 …

Background Patients with kidney failure experience a complex decision on dialysis modality
performed either at home or in hospital. The options have different levels of impact on their …

Objective To compare differences in shared decision-making (SDM) and treatment
satisfaction (TS) between haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients …

Background: Kidney Disease Education (KDE) has been shown to improve informed dialysis
selection and home dialysis use, two long-held but underachieved goals of US nephrology …

Background Pre-dialysis education (PDE) is provided to thousands of patients every year,
helping them decide which renal replacement therapy (RRT) to choose. However, its …

Background Evidence is inconclusive on how best to guide the patient in decision‐making
around haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis choice. International guidelines recommend …

Purpose Taiwan is among the countries with the highest global prevalence of chronic renal
disease. However, when advised to undergo dialysis therapy, patients with end-stage renal …

Background: Until today, research has underestimated the role of psychosocial conditions
as contributing factors to dialysis modality choice. The novelty within the Choice of Renal …

Aims and objectives To explore decisional conflict and its influencing factors on choosing
dialysis modality in patients with end‐stage renal diseases. The influencing factors …