Background and objectives: Despite high mortality rates, surprisingly little research has been
done to study chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients' preferences for end-of-life care. The …

Background: There is growing evidence that dialysis patients have a high burden of symptoms,
including pain. However, the prevalence, cause, severity, and management of pain in …

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high burden of physical and
psychosocial symptoms, poor outcomes, and high costs of care. Current paradigms of care for …

Objective To understand hope in the context of advance care planning from the perspective
of patients with end stage renal disease. Design Qualitative in-depth interview study. Setting …

CONTEXT: Dialysis patients experience tremendous symptom burden and substantial
impaired health-related quality of life (HRQL). OBJECTIVES: We determined the association …

Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon with physical, psychological, and social components
and is a significant problem for 50% of hemodialysis (HD) patients. Failure to treat pain …

Comprehensive care of patients with ESRD requires expertise in advance care planning (ACP),
including attention to ethical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues related to starting, …

Objective To determine the global capacity (availability, accessibility, quality, and affordability)
to deliver kidney replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) and conservative …

Background. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an important outcome in the treatment
of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and appears to be highly associated with patient self-…

Nephrologists commonly engage in end-of-life decision-making with patients with ESRD
and their families. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived preparedness of …