WCN25-2236 FAMILY MEMBERS OF OLDER PATIENTS CONSIDERING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR KIDNEY FAILURE DO NOT MAKE DIFFERENT TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN TREATMENT BENEFITS AND BURDENS THAN THE PATIENTS THEMSELVES
Older, frailer people with multiple conditions at risk of kidney failure typically choose between treatment with dialysis and conservative kidney management (CKM). Family members influence and are affected by treatment decisions and have been reported to favour more ‘active’ and life-sustaining treatment options than patients. However, quantitative comparisons between patient and family preferences for treatments are scarce and have not focussed on the older population, for whom the survival and quality of life benefits of dialysis are uncertain.
Authors
- Joanna Coast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3537-5166)
- Luís Eduardo Pilli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4416-6155)
- Rachael L. Morton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-0572)
- Lucy Selman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-2699)
- Leila Rooshenas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-6055)
- Barnaby Hole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-1302)
- Charlotte M Snead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-3926)
- Fergus John Caskey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-3925)
- Robert Kimmitt
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (AU)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney International Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.197
- Primary Topic
- Organ Donation and Transplantation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00