Open AccessFamily Members’ Understanding of the End-of-Life Wishes of People Undergoing Maintenance Dialysis
Author(s) -
Fahad Saeed,
Catherine R. Butler,
Carlyn Clark,
Kristen O’Loughlin,
Ruth A. Engelberg,
Paul L. Hebert,
Danielle C. Lavallee,
Elizabeth K. Vig,
Manjula Kurella Tamura,
J. Randall Curtis,
Ann M. O’Hare
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04860421
Subject(s) - medicine , end of life care , family member , dialysis , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , population , advance care planning , family medicine , palliative care , emergency medicine , resuscitation , nursing , environmental health
People receiving maintenance dialysis must often rely on family members and other close persons to make critical treatment decisions toward the end of life. Contemporary data on family members' understanding of the end-of-life wishes of members of this population are lacking.