A period prevalence study of palliative care need and provision in adult patients attending hospital-based dialysis units.

IF 2.7 4区医学 Q2 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Journal of Nephrology Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI:10.1007/s40620-024-02193-2

Alannah L Cooper, Natalie Panizza, Rebecca Bartlett, Dipna Martin-Robins, Janie A Brown

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Abstract

Background: Advanced chronic kidney disease is a life-limiting disease that is known to benefit from palliative care. Unmet palliative care need in patients with kidney failure is commonly reported but the level of need among patients receiving haemodialysis is unknown.

Methods: A period prevalence study of adult patients attending two hospital-based dialysis units was conducted. Patient medical records were reviewed using the Gold Standards Framework Proactive Indication Guidance to assess for potential palliative care need.

Results: A total of 128 patient medical records were reviewed, 45% (n = 58) of patients could have potentially benefitted from palliative care. Of the patients with indicators for palliative care, 72% (n = 42) had no evidence of receiving or awaiting any form of palliative care. High levels of palliative care need were found in patients who identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous patients.

Conclusions: This study found high levels of palliative care need among adult patients attending hospital-based dialysis units. The majority of patients with indicators were not receiving any form of palliative care.

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Journal of Nephrology 医学-泌尿学与肾脏学

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

5.90%

发文量

289

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Nephrology is a bimonthly journal that considers publication of peer reviewed original manuscripts dealing with both clinical and laboratory investigations of relevance to the broad fields of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation. It is the Official Journal of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN).