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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The number of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease opting for conservative management rather than dialysis is unknown but likely to be growing as increasingly frail patients with advanced renal disease present to renal services. Conservative kidney management includes ongoing medical input and support from a multidisciplinary team. There is limited evidence concerning patient and carer experience of this choice. This study will explore quality of life, symptoms, cognition, frailty, performance decision making, costs and impact on carers in people with advanced chronic kidney disease managed without dialysis and is funded by the National Institute of Health Research in the UK.
METHODS: In this prospective, multicentre, longitudinal study, patients will be recruited in the UK, by renal research nurses, once they have made the decision not to embark on dialysis. Carers will be asked to 'opt-in' with consent from patients. The approach includes longitudinal quantitative surveys of quality of life, symptoms, decision making and costs for patients and quality of life and costs for carers, with questionnaires administered quarterly over 12 months. Additionally, the decision making process will be explored via qualitative interviews with renal physicians/clinical nurse specialists.
DISCUSSION: The study is designed to capture patient and carer profiles when conservative kidney management is implemented, and understand trajectories of care-receiving and care-giving with the aim of optimising palliative care for this population. It will explore the interactions that lead to clinical care decisions and the impact of these decisions on informal carers with the intention of improving clinical outcomes for patients and the experiences of care givers.
Original language | English |
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Article number | BMC nephrology IF 1.69 ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2014 31/78 (Urology & Nephrology) |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | BMC Nephrology |
Volume | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jul 2015 |
Event | 43rd EDTNA/ ERCA International Conference - Riga, Latvija, Latvia Duration: 06 Sep 2014 → 09 Sep 2014 |
Bibliographical note
IF 1.7Keywords
- Palliative Care
- Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
- End of life
- Research protocol
- methods
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions(all)
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R4645NUR: Deciding not to dialyse in advanced chronic kidney disease - Health related quality of life, decision making, costs and impact on carers
17/12/2013 → 31/03/2017
Project: Research
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Activities
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Quality of life, costs, carers and decision making in advanced CKD – a study protocol
Helen Noble (Invited speaker)
05 Jul 2014Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Chair of UK Renal Scientist Working Party
Amy Jayne McKnight (Chair)
2012 → 2016Activity: Consultancy types › Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups
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Palliative care for patients suffering from chronic kidney disease: what do our patients need?
Helen Noble (Invited speaker)
01 Oct 2010Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference