Key result
Study explores dialysis versus conservative management decision-making in older kidney failure patients without reporting specific results.
Why the study?
The experiences and factors influencing treatment decision-making between dialysis and conservative kidney management among older patients with kidney failure and their caregivers are not well understood.
Population
Older patients with kidney failure and their caregivers
Design
Qualitative study
Authors
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Should prompt clinicians to elicit caregiver perspectives in older kidney failure treatment decisions; hypothesis-generating for decision support interventions.
Observational
Siriwardana et al. (2026) conducted an observational in Kidney failure. Dialysis or conservative kidney management was evaluated on Experiences, preferences, enablers and barriers of decision-making. Treatment decision-making between dialysis and conservative kidney management was explored among older patients with kidney failure and their caregivers, though specific results were not reported.
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