Dialysis-dependent ESRD is a serious illness with high disease burden, morbidity, and
mortality. Mortality in the first year on dialysis for individuals over age 75 years old …

Background Recent clinical practice guidelines have highlighted the importance of advance
care planning (ACP) for improving end-of-life care for people with chronic kidney disease …

Background and objectives: There is ongoing growth of elderly populations with ESRD in
Western Europe and North America. In our center, we offer an alternative care pathway of …

Objective To understand hope in the context of advance care planning from the perspective
of patients with end stage renal disease. Design Qualitative in-depth interview study. Setting …

As the importance of providing patient-centered palliative care for patients with advanced
illnesses gains attention, standard dialysis delivery may be inconsistent with the goals of …

Objectives: To study factors influencing the recommendation for palliative (non-dialytic)
treatment in patients approaching end-stage renal failure and to study the subsequent …

Rationale & Objective The mortality rate is high among dialysis patients, but how this
compares with other diseases such as cancer is poorly understood. We compared the …

Background. There has been little research on the potential value of palliative care for
dialysis patients. In this pilot study, we sought (i) to identify symptom burden, health‐related …

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 …

Context: Family members often lack the knowledge of patients' values and preferences
needed to function well as surrogate decision-makers. Objective: To determine whether …