Objective To synthesise the views of patients and carers in decision making regarding
treatment for chronic kidney disease, and to determine which factors influence those …

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires patients and caregivers to invest in self-
care and self-management of their disease. We aimed to describe the work for adult patients …

The issue of caregiver burden within the context of end-of-life care has received
considerable attention. Less focus has been directed at the corresponding issue of care …

Research into the burden of illness has focused predominantly on family caregivers, with
little consideration of the other side of the caregiving relationship-care recipients' …

Aim Elderly people comprise a large and growing proportion of the global dialysis
population. Regional differences in rates of dialysis in the elderly suggest multiple factors …

Results Of 494 articles screened, 12 studies (conducted from 1985 to 2014) were included.
These involved 206 patients (most receiving hemodialysis) and 64 health care professionals …

Purpose: We examined the sense of being a burden to others or self-perceived burden
(SPB) in people with stroke. Method: A mail survey was completed by 57 former inpatients …

Rationale & Objective Older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) face
difficult decisions about dialysis initiation. Although shared decision making (SDM) can help …

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing patient involvement in decision-making in the
context of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and effective interventions to support their decision …

Background Although dialysis prolongs life for patients with end-stage kidney disease, 20%
of deaths in this population are preceded by dialysis therapy withdrawal. Recently, there has …