Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease | Zendy

Namiko A. Goto | Zendy; Ismay N. van Loon | Zendy; Moira I. Morpey | Zendy; Marianne C. Verhaar | Zendy; Hanna C. Willems | Zendy; Mariëlle H. EmmelotVonk | Zendy; Michiel L. Bots | Zendy; Franciscus T.J. Boereboom | Zendy; Marije E. Hamaker | Zendy

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Geriatric Assessment in Elderly Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease

Author(s) -

Namiko A. Goto,

Ismay N. van Loon,

Moira I. Morpey,

Marianne C. Verhaar,

Hanna C. Willems,

Mariëlle H. EmmelotVonk,

Michiel L. Bots,

Franciscus T.J. Boereboom,

Marije E. Hamaker

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the nephron journals/nephron journals

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 2235-3186

pISSN - 1660-8151

DOI - 10.1159/000494222

Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , comorbidity , kidney disease , activities of daily living , quality of life (healthcare) , mood , peritoneal dialysis , population , end stage renal disease , gerontology , disease , physical therapy , psychiatry , nursing , environmental health

Decision-making in elderly patients considering dialysis is highly complex. With the increasing number of elderly with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), it may be important to assess geriatric impairments in this population. The aim of the Geriatric assessment in OLder patients starting Dialysis (GOLD) study was to assess the prevalence of geriatric impairments and frailty in the elderly ESKD population by means of a geriatric assessment (GA), which is a comprehensive tool for overall health assessment.

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