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Jongejan, M.; Lange, S. de; Bos, W.J.W.; Pieterse, A.H.; Konijn, W.S.; Buren, M. van; ... ; Oevelen, M. van (2023)

Choosing conservative care in advanced chronic kidney disease: a scoping review of patients' perspectives

Article / Letter to editor
Background Conservative care (CC) is a viable treatment option for some patients with kidney failure. Choosing between dialysis and CC can be a complex decision in which involvement of patients is desirable. Gaining insight into the experiences and preferences of patients regarding this decision-making process is an important initial step to improve care. We aimed to identify what is known about the perspective of patients regarding decision-making when considering CC.Methods PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were systematically searched on 23 February 2023 for qualitative and quantitative studies on patient-reported experiences on decision-making about CC. Data were analysed thematically.Results Twenty articles were included. We identified three major themes: creating awareness about disease and treatment choice, decision support and motivation to choose CC. Patients were often not aware of the option to choose CC. Patients felt supported by their loved ones during the decision...Show moreBackground Conservative care (CC) is a viable treatment option for some patients with kidney failure. Choosing between dialysis and CC can be a complex decision in which involvement of patients is desirable. Gaining insight into the experiences and preferences of patients regarding this decision-making process is an important initial step to improve care. We aimed to identify what is known about the perspective of patients regarding decision-making when considering CC.Methods PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases were systematically searched on 23 February 2023 for qualitative and quantitative studies on patient-reported experiences on decision-making about CC. Data were analysed thematically.Results Twenty articles were included. We identified three major themes: creating awareness about disease and treatment choice, decision support and motivation to choose CC. Patients were often not aware of the option to choose CC. Patients felt supported by their loved ones during the decision-making process, although they perceived they made the final decision to choose CC themselves. Some patients felt pressured by their healthcare professional to choose dialysis. Reported reasons to choose CC were maintaining quality of life, treatment burden of dialysis, cost and the desire not to be a burden to others. In general, patients were satisfied with their decision for CC.Conclusions By focussing on the perspective of patients, we identified a wide range of patient experiences and preferences regarding the decision-making process. These findings can help to improve the complex decision-making process between dialysis and CC and to provide patient-centred care.Show less
dialysis
end-stage kidney disease
shared decision making
supportive care
All authors
Jongejan, M.; Lange, S. de; Bos, W.J.W.; Pieterse, A.H.; Konijn, W.S.; Buren, M. van; Abrahams, A.C.; Oevelen, M. van
Date
2023-09-05
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Volume
39
Issue
4
Pages
659 - 668
DOI
doi:10.1093/ndt/gfad196
Link
https://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/39/4/659/7260866