Context Patients with end-stage kidney disease have a high mortality rate and disease
burden. Despite this, many do not speak with health care professionals about end-of-life …

Palliative care is an interprofessional approach that focuses on quality of life of patients who
are facing life-threatening illness. Palliative care is consistently associated with …

Kidney palliative care is a growing discipline within nephrology. Kidney palliative care
specifically addresses the stress and burden of advanced kidney disease through the …

Background Haemodialysis patients receive very little involvement in their end‐of‐life care
decisions. Issues relating to death and dying are commonly avoided until late in their illness …

The diagnosis and management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in competitive athletes
represent a fundamental responsibility of the sports medicine community. Following the …

Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis have limited
life expectancy, yet their palliative care needs often go unmet. The aim of this study was to …

Providing end-of-life care to patients suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and/or end-
stage renal disease often presents ethical challenges to families and health care providers …

Abstract Background Hospital accreditation in Taiwan encourages greater use of shared
decision making (SDM) in health care. This study aimed to explore the distribution change of …

Background Research has begun to focus on whether Advance Care Planning (ACP) has
the capacity to influence care, and to examine whether ACP can be effective in meeting …

Background For individuals in need of dialysis, patient participation is important when
determining care goals and in decision making regarding dialysis modality. Nephrologists …