Integrating palliative care for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease: Recent advances, remaining challenges

Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-61

  Davison, S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LIFE EXPECTANCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79959592287     PISSN: 08258597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/082585971102700109     Document Type: Article

References (77)

1. United States Renal Data System (USRDS). USRDS 2009 annual data report: atlas of chronic kidney disease and endstage renal disease in the United States. Bethesda (MD): National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; 2009.
2. Davison SN, Jhangri GS. Existential and religious dimensions of spirituality and their relationship with health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 5(11): 1969-1976.
3. Davison SN, Jhangri GS. Existential and supportive care needs among patients with chronic kidney disease. J Pain Symptom Manag 2010; 40(6): 838-843.
4. Chater S, Davison SN, Germain MJ, et al. Withdrawal from dialysis: a palliative care perspective. Clin Nephrol 2006; 66(5): 364-372. (Pubitemid 44718148)
5. Davison SN. Pain in hemodialysis patients: prevalence, cause, severity, and management. Am J Kidney Dis 2003; 42(6): 1239-1247. (Pubitemid 37486768)
6. Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Johnson JA. Cross-sectional validity of a modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in dialysis patients: a simple assessment of symptom burden. Kidney Int 2006; 69(9): 1621-1625.
7. Weisbord SD, Fried LF, Arnold RM, et al. Prevalence, severity, and importance of physical and emotional symptoms in chronic hemodialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005; 16(8): 2487-2494. (Pubitemid 41725068)
8. Murtagh FE, Addington-Hall J, Higginson IJ. The prevalence of symptoms in end-stage renal disease: a systematic review. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2007; 14(1): 82-99. (Pubitemid 46014531)
9. Saini T, Murtagh FE, Dupont PJ, et al. Comparative pilot study of symptoms and quality of life in cancer patients and patients with end stage renal disease. Palliat Med 2006; 20(6): 631-636.
10. Sekkarie MA, Moss AH. Withholding and withdrawing dialysis: the role of physician speciality and education and patient functional status. Am J Kidney Dis 1998; 31(3): 464-472. (Pubitemid 28124100)
11. Murray AM, Arko C, Chen SC, et al. Use of hospice in the United States dialysis population. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 1(6): 1248-1255.
12. Davison SN. End-of-life care preferences and needs: perceptions of patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 5(2): 195-204.
13. Chambers EJ, Brown E, Germain M, editors. Supportive care for the renal patient. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2010.
14. Renal Physicians Association (RPA). Shared decision-making in the appropriate initiation of and withdrawal from dialysis. Rockville (MD): RPA; 2000.
15. Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Holley JL, et al. Nephrologists' reported preparedness for end-of-life decision-making. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 1(6): 1256-1262.
16. Gomm S, Farrington K. End of life care in advanced kidney disease: a framework for implementation. Sudbury (UK): Prolog, NHS Kidney Care, National End of Life Care Progamme; 2009.
17. Holley JL, Davison SN, Moss AH. Nephrologists' changing practices in reported end-of-life decision-making. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2(1): 107-111.
18. Lunney JR, Lynn J, Foley DJ, et al. Patterns of functional decline at the end of life. JAMA 2003; 289(18): 2387-2392. (Pubitemid 37430171)
19. Gill TM, Gahbauer EA, Han L, et al. Trajectories of disability in the last year of life. N Engl J Med 2010; 362(13): 1173-1180.
20. Thomas K. The Gold Standards Framework: prognostic indicator guidance paper. London: Department of Health; 2009. Available from: www. goldstandardsframework.nhs.uk/ [Once on the site, search term "prognostic indicator guidance".]
21. Beddhu S, Bruns FJ, Saul M, et al. A simple comorbidity scale predicts clinical outcomes and costs in dialysis patients. Am J Med 2000; 108(8): 609-613. (Pubitemid 30336599)
22. Hemmelgarn BR, Manns BJ, Quan H, et al. Adapting the Charlson Comorbidity Index for use in patients with ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis 2003; 42(1): 125-132. (Pubitemid 36807661)
23. Weisbord SD, Carmody SS, Bruns FJ, et al. Symptom burden, quality of life, advance care planning and the potential value of palliative care in severely ill haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2003; 18 (7): 1345-1352. (Pubitemid 36826956)
24. Moss AH, Ganjoo J, Sharma S, et al. Utility of the "surprise" question to identify dialysis patients with high mortality. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008; 3(5): 1379-1384.
25. Cohen LM, Ruthazner R, Moss AH, Germain MJ. Predicting six-month mortality for patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 5(1): 72-79.
26. Couchoud C, Labeeuw M, Moranne O, et al. A clinical score to predict 6-month prognosis in elderly patients starting dialysis for end-stage renal disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009; 24(5): 1553-1561.
27. Ifudu O, Paul HR, Homel P, et al. Predictive value of functional status for mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Am J Nephrol 1998; 18(2): 109-116. (Pubitemid 28161816)
28. Gill TM, Hardy SE, Williams CS. Underestimation of disability in community-living older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002; 50(9): 1492-1497. (Pubitemid 35024640)
29. Murphy EL, Murtagh FE, Carey I, et al. Understanding symptoms in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease managed without dialysis: use of a short patient-completed assessment tool. Nephron Clin Pract 2008; 111(1): c74-c80.
30. Abdel-Kader K, Unruh ML, Weisbord SD. Symptom burden, depression, and quality of life in chronic and end-stage kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 4(6): 1057-1064.
31. Weisbord SD, Fried LF, Mor MK, et al. Renal provider recognition of symptoms in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 2(5): 960-967.
32. Bailie GR, Mason NA, Bragg-Gresham JL, et al. Analgesic prescription patterns among hemodialysis patients in the DOPPS: potential for underprescription. Kidney Int 2004; 65(6): 2419-2425. (Pubitemid 38670028)
33. Davison SN. Chronic kidney disease: psychosocial impact of chronic pain. Geriatrics 2007; 62(2): 17-23. (Pubitemid 46281110)
34. Kimmel PL, Emont SL, Newmann JM, et al. ESRD patient quality of life: symptoms, spiritual beliefs, psychosocial factors, and ethnicity. Am J Kidney Dis 2003; 42(4): 713-721. (Pubitemid 37187371)
35. Davison SN, Jhangri GS. The impact of chronic pain on depression, sleep, and the desire to withdraw from dialysis in hemodialysis patients. J Pain Symptom Manag 2005; 30(5): 465-473. (Pubitemid 41718966)
36. Davison SN, Jhangri GS, Johnson JA. Longitudinal validation of a modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) in haemodialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2006; 21(11): 3189-3195. (Pubitemid 44567092)
37. Chang VT, Hwang SS, Feuerman M. Validation of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale. Cancer 2000; 88(9): 2164-2171. (Pubitemid 30233220)
38. Lopes AA, Elder S, Ginsberg N, et al. Lack of appetite in hemodialysis patients: associations with patient characteristics, indicators of nutritional status, and outcomes in the international DOPPS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22(12): 3538-3546. (Pubitemid 350212496)
39. Lopes AA, Bragg J, Young E et al. Depression as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization among hemodialysis patients in the United States and Europe. Kidney Int 2002; 62(1): 199-207. (Pubitemid 34754063)
40. Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, et al. Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med 2009; 361(16): 1539-1547.
41. Murtagh FE, Marsh JE, Donohoe P, et al. Dialysis or not? A comparative survival study of patients over 75 years with chronic kidney disease stage 5. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 22(7): 1955-1962. (Pubitemid 47244766)
42. Carson RC, Juszczak M, Davenport A, et al. Is maximum conservative management an equivalent treatment option to dialysis for elderly patients with significant comorbid disease? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2009; 4(10): 1611-1619.
43. Johansen KL, Chertow GM, Jin C, et al. Significance of frailty among dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 2007; 18(11): 2960-2967. (Pubitemid 350058404)
44. Jassal SV, Chiu E, Hladunewich M. Loss of independence in patients starting dialysis at 80 years of age or older. N Engl J Med 2009; 361(16): 1612-1613.
45. Gill TM, Allore HG, Holford TR, et al. Hospitalization, restricted activity, and the development of disability among older persons. JAMA 2004; 292(17): 2115-2124. (Pubitemid 39435102)
46. Ifudu O, Mayers J, Matthew J, et al. Dismal rehabilitation in geriatric inner-city hemodialysis patients. JAMA 1994; 271(1): 29-33. (Pubitemid 24020575)
47. Phillips L, Davies SJ, White E. Health-related quality of life assessment in end-stage renal failure. Nurs Times Res 2001 ; 6(3): 658-670.
48. Renal Physicians Association (RPA), Clinical Practice Guidelines Revision Working Group. Shared decision-making in the appropriate initiation of and withdrawal from dialysis. 2nd ed. Rockville (MD): RPA; 2010.
49. Fine A, Fontaine B, Kraushar MM, et al. Nephrologists should voluntarily divulge survival data to potential dialysis patients: a questionnaire study. Perit Dial Int 2005; 25(3): 269-273. (Pubitemid 40724207)
50. Moss AH, Holley JL, Upton MB. Outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in dialysis patients. J Am Soc Nephrol 1992; 3(6): 1238-1243.
51. Moss AH, Hozayen O, King K, et al. Attitudes of patients toward cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the dialysis unit. Am J Kidney Dis 2001 ; 38(4): 847-852.
52. Cohen LM, Germain M, Woods A, et al. Patient attitudes and psychological considerations in dialysis discontinuation. Psychosomatics 1993; 34(5): 395-401. (Pubitemid 23260957)
53. Holley JL, Hines SC, Glover JJ, et al. Failure of advance care planning to elicit patients' preferences for withdrawal from dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 1999; 33(4): 688-693. (Pubitemid 29159934)
54. Perry E, Swartz J, Brown S, et al. Peer mentoring: a culturally sensitive approach to end-of-life planning for long-term dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2005; 46(1): 111-119. (Pubitemid 40848439)
55. Hines SC, Glover JJ, Babrow AS, et al. Improving advance care planning by accommodating family preferences. J Palliat Med 2001; 4(4): 481-489. (Pubitemid 34027660)
56. Pruchno RA, Lemay EP Jr, et al. Predictors of patient treatment preferences and spouse substituted judgments: the case of dialysis continuation. Med Decis Making 2006; 26(2): 112-121.
57. Miura Y, Asai A, Matsushima M et al. Families' and physicians' predictions of dialysis patients' preferences regarding life-sustaining treatments in Japan. Am J Kidney Dis 2006; 47(1): 122-130. (Pubitemid 41828274)
58. Murtagh F, Cohen LM, Germain MJ. Dialysis discontinuation: quo vadis? Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2007; 14(4): 379-401.
59. Davison SN, Simpson C. Hope and advance care planning in patients with end stage renal disease: qualitative interview study. BMJ 2006; 333(7574): 886.
60. Sehgal A, Galbraith A, Chesney M, et al. How strictly do dialysis patients want their advance directives followed? JAMA 1992; 267(1): 59-63.
61. Pfeifer MP, Sidorov JE, Smith AC, et al. The discussion of end-of-life medical care by primary care patients and physicians: a multicenter study using structured qualitative interviews. EOL Study Group. J Gen Intern Med 1994; 9(2): 82-88. (Pubitemid 24059126)
62. Tulsky JA, Fischer GS, Rose MR, et al. Opening the black box: how do physicians communicate about advance directives? Ann Intern Med 1998; 129(6): 441-449.
63. Holley JL, Carmody SS, Moss AH, et al. The need for end-of-life care training in nephrology: national survey results of nephrology fellows. Am J Kidney Dis 2003; 42(4): 813-820. (Pubitemid 37187383)
64. Davison SN. Facilitating advance care planning for patients with end-stage renal disease: the patient perspective. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2006; 1(5): 1023-1028.
65. Davison SN, Torgunrud C. The creation of an advance care planning process for patients with ESRD. Am J Kidney Dis 2007; 49(1): 27-36. (Pubitemid 44918174)
66. Advance care planning. Alberta Health Services; 2010. www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/programs/advancecareplanning
67. Respecting choices. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation; 2010. http://respectingchoices.org/
68. Murray AM, Tupper DE, Knopman DS, et al. Cognitive impairment in hemodialysis patients is common. Neurology 2006; 67(2): 216-223. (Pubitemid 44305402)
69. Davison SN. Quality end-of-life care in dialysis units. Semin Dial 2002; 15(1): 41-44. (Pubitemid 41755927)
70. Hickman SE, Tolle SW, Brummel-Smith K, et al. Use of the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment program in Oregon nursing facilities: beyond resuscitation status. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004; 52(9): 1424-1429. (Pubitemid 39209587)
71. Tolle SW, Tilden VP, Nelson CA, et al. A prospective study of the efficacy of the physician order form for life-sustaining treatment. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998; 46(9): 1097-1102. (Pubitemid 28415598)
72. Detering KM, Hancock AD, Reade MC, et al. The impact of advance care planning on end of life care in elderly patients: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2010; 340: c1345.
73. Kirchhoff KT, Hammes BJ, Kehl KA, et al. Effect of a disease-specific planning intervention on surrogate understanding of patient goals for future medical treatment. J Am Geriatr Soc 2010; 58(7): 1233-1240.
74. Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition (MARC), Kidney End-of-Life Coalition. Clinical algorithm and preferred medications to treat pain in dialysis patients. Midlothian (VA): MARC; 2009.
75. Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient. Marie Curie Palliative Care Insitute: Liverpool; 2009. www.mcpcil.org.uk/liver-pool-care-pathway/index.htm
76. Douglas C, Murtagh FE, Chambers EJ, et al. Symptom management for the adult patient dying with advanced chronic kidney disease: a review of the literature and development of evidence-based guidelines by a United Kingdom expert consensus group. Palliât Med 2009; 23(2): 103-110.
77. Thompson KF, Bhargava J, Bachelder R, et al. Hospice and ESRD: knowledge deficits and underutilization of program benefits. Nephrol Nurs J 2008; 35(5): 461-466.