Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Workshop on the Nurse’s Role in Managing the Symptoms of People Receiving Dialysis
Adults with kidney failure receiving dialysis frequently report high symptom burden that can limit life participation and decrease the quality of life. Fatigue, itch, pain, anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep problems, nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps, breathlessness, and decreased cognition can negatively impact important daily activities. Nurses are the majority health professional group that provides care for people receiving dialysis and have a major role in managing these symptoms. However, routine symptom management by nurses is not universal or standardized in dialysis care. In December of 2023, Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) held a workshop on the Nurse's Role in Managing the Symptoms of People Receiving Dialysis. The discussions focused on the current barriers nurses face when identifying and assessing symptoms, strategies for identifying symptoms, and the ongoing monitoring and management of symptoms. Nephrology nurses are pivotal in supporting the person with kidney failure receiving dialysis to minimize symptoms, optimize symptom management, decrease dialysis treatment burden, and improve life participation and quality of life.
Authors
- Manfred Hecking (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8047-2395)
- Werner Kleophas
- Yvette Meuleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9891-2109)
- Edita Noruišienė
- Madeleine Warren
- John P. Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2294-119X)
- Marianne Rix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7332-5944)
- Afra Masià‐Plana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3186-0412)
- Stefano Stuard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9546-4507)
- Michael Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-2831)
- Jeanette Finderup (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-0227)
- Luca M. Neri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-1477)
- Yusuke Tsukamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3089-2287)
- Joachim Beige (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1907-825X)
- Paul N. Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-3499)
- Elaine Bowes
- Pedro Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1828-078X)
- Daniel Gallego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7596-3974)
- Jennifer King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-6702)
- Helen Hurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7268-171X)
- Zehra Aydın
- Anastasia Liossatou
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Universitat de Girona (ES)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Renal Association (GB)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association (GB)
- Toray International Europe (Germany) (DE)
- Fresenius Medical Care (United States) (US)
- American Association of Kidney Patients (US)
- DaVita Clinical Research (United States) (US)
- KAT General Hospital of Attica (GR)
- Shonan Kamakura General Hospital (JP)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
- Atlas Üniversitesi
- Istanbul Arel University (TR)
- Instituto Superior da Maia (PT)
- University of Salford (GB)
- Coventry University (GB)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Fresenius Medical Care (Germany) (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.029
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.37
Funders
- International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
- International Society of Nephrology
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation