Background Shared decision-making (SDM) is poorly implemented in routine care, despite
being promoted by health policies. No reviews have solely focused on an in-depth synthesis …

Hard choices, better outcomes: a review of shared decision-m... : Current Opinion in Nephrology
and Hypertension Hard choices, better outcomes: a review of shared decision-making and …

Background In the context of clinical research, investigators have historically selected the
outcomes that they consider to be important, but these are often discordant with patients' …

Background Home dialysis can offer improved quality of life and economic benefits
compared with facility dialysis. Yet the uptake of home dialysis remains low around the …

Historic migration and the ever–increasing current migration into Western countries have
greatly changed the ethnic and cultural patterns of patient populations. Because health care …

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 …

Background Patients are satisfied with their kidney care but want more support in making
dialysis choices. Predialysis leaflets vary across services, with few being sufficient to enable …

Results Respondents from 160 countries completed the survey, and 154 answered
questions pertaining to conservative kidney management. Of these, 124 (81%) stated that …

Background Kidney services vary in the way they involve people with kidney failure (PwKF)
in treatment decisions as management needs change. We discuss how decision-science …

Objectives To provide a comprehensive overview of interventions that support shared
decision-making (SDM) for treatment modality decisions in advanced kidney disease (AKD) …