BMJ Open (Mar 2021)

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease: a multiprofessional scoping review protocol

  • Maria Da Silva-Gane,
  • Elizabeth Jones,
  • Fliss EM Murtagh,
  • Andrew Christopher Nixon,
  • Alison Brettle,
  • Paula Ormandy,
  • Helen Hurst,
  • Hannah Young,
  • Andrew Mooney,
  • Anna Winterbottom,
  • Hilary Bekker,
  • Edwina Brown,
  • David Coyle,
  • Robert Finnigan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040715
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3

Abstract

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Introduction Reported outcomes for older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often focus on survival and mortality and little attention is paid to symptom burden and health-related quality of life. Recognising frailty and providing interventions that may improve outcomes have been studied in the general population with a growing research interest within CKD.Methods and analysis A scoping review will be undertaken following a recommended process to understand relevant research and priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced CKD. Databases will be searched and following a systematic process by a core team, a final list of included studies will be analysed. Focus groups will then be conducted with older people with advanced CKD to incorporate stakeholder views.Ethics and dissemination Our scoping review will use robust methodology to identify relevant literature focused on outcomes and care priorities for older people with advanced CKD. Ethical approval will be sought to conduct the focus groups. The result of this review will be disseminated through patient networks and national conferences. The interdisciplinary team collaborating plan to continue work in this area to improve the care and management of older people with advanced CKD.