Health Outcome Preferences and Trade-offs Among Older Adults With Advanced CKD: A Discrete Choice Experiment
This study explored what matters most to older patients with kidney disease when making decisions about treatments. We asked patients to choose between treatment options that varied in terms of fatigue, life expectancy, independence, hospital admissions, and hospital visits. The findings revealed that fatigue and life expectancy were the most important factors for patients aged 65 years or older. The subgroup of patients aged 85 years or older cared most about avoiding hospital admissions. These findings help us understand what older patients with kidney disease may care about most when deciding on treatment options, which may inform their treatment decisions.
Authors
- Luuk B. Hilbrands (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4935-9765)
- Rob J. van Marum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4292-532X)
- Karin Groothuis‐Oudshoorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4875-5379)
- Janine A. van Til (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-5893)
- Angèle P. M. Kerckhoffs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4309-230X)
- Tessa S Schoot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5575-617X)
- Carolynn Rombeek
- Maurits Jf Lusseveld
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences (NL)
- Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis (NL)
- University of Twente (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Kidney Diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.06.010
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 18.79