Shared decision making in chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study of the impact of communication practices on treatment decisions for older patients

CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight the impact of different communication strategies on SDM discussions in nephrology. This study calls for linguistic-informed contextualised communication training and provides foundational evidence for nephrology-specific communication skills training in SDM for KRT among older patients. There is urgent need for doctors to become confident and competent in discussing non-dialysis conservative management. Further international research should explore naturally-occurring SDM interactions in nephrology with other vulnerable groups to enhance evidence and training integration.PMID:38129771 | PMC:PMC10734071 | DOI:10.1186/s12882-023-03406-9
Source: Australian Family Physician - Category: Primary Care Authors: Source Type: research