Developing a conceptual model of older patients' decision-making process in choosing dialysis or conservative care using meta-ethnography.
Eun Young KimYoun Jung SonPublished in: Journal of advanced nursing (2021)
Healthcare providers should be sensitive to older adults' preferences, priorities and treatment goals related to worrying about burdening their families and their outlook on life before deciding treatment modality. Our findings highlight that shared decision-making should be tailored to each of the older patients to provide comprehensive and individualized patient-centred care.