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Does a Decision Aid Help Older Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Choose Treatment? -- The DART Study

Year: 2024

Type: report

Abstract: What was the research about?Chronic kidney disease, or CKD, occurs when the kidneys don't work well to remove waste from the blood.Treatments include kidney transplant or dialysis, where a machine cleans the blood.Another option is supportive care, which focuses on managing symptoms without a transplant or dialysis.

DOI: 10.25302/03.2024.cdr.2017c16297

Authors: Keren Ladin, Hocine Tighiouart, Olivia Bronzi, Susan Koch-Weser, John Wong, Sarah Levine, Arushi Agarwal, Lucy Ren, Jack Degnan, Lexi Sewall, Brianna Kuramitsu, Patrick Fox, Elisa Gordon, Tamara Isakova, Dena Rifkin, Ana Rossi, Daniel Weiner

Institutions: Tufts University, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4392574196

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