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End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review.

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Hall, RK; O'Hare, AM; Anderson, RA; Colón-Emeric, CS
Published in: J Am Med Dir Assoc
April 2013

OBJECTIVES/INTRODUCTION: Demand for nursing home (NH) care by patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is likely to increase with growing numbers of older adults initiating chronic dialysis. We completed a systematic review to summarize the literature on NH residents with ESRD. METHODS: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and relevant conference proceedings were searched to identify articles using the following MESH terms or related key words in the title or abstract: "residential facilities", "renal dialysis", "renal replacement therapy", and "chronic kidney failure". We selected case control, cohort studies, and clinical trials that included older adults with ESRD (defined as those receiving chronic dialysis or those with stage 5 chronic kidney disease) living in residential care facilities. We abstracted information on study design, quality, and results. RESULTS: Of 198 unique citations identified by the search strategy, 14 articles met eligibility criteria. Most articles were multicenter studies that were conducted in the 1990 s. One study focused on patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease, and the remaining 13 studies focused on patients receiving chronic dialysis, of which eight studies included only those receiving peritoneal dialysis, four studies included patients receiving both peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, and one study included only patients receiving hemodialysis. All studies were observational, no clinical trials were identified, and study design limitations and heterogeneity within study populations were common. Summarizing results across these studies suggests that NH residents with ESRD have limited survival, particularly early after dialysis initiation. Functional impairment is highly prevalent in this population and independently associated with poor outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: NH residents with ESRD appear to be a particularly vulnerable population, but current information on their prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes is limited. Further research is needed to provide a better understanding of modifiable predictors of survival and functional decline in this population.

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J Am Med Dir Assoc

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1538-9375

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

242 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Nursing Homes
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Inpatients
 

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Hall, R. K., O’Hare, A. M., Anderson, R. A., & Colón-Emeric, C. S. (2013). End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 14(4), 242–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.004
Hall, Rasheeda K., Ann M. O’Hare, Ruth A. Anderson, and Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric. “End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review.J Am Med Dir Assoc 14, no. 4 (April 2013): 242–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.004.
Hall RK, O’Hare AM, Anderson RA, Colón-Emeric CS. End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Apr;14(4):242–7.
Hall, Rasheeda K., et al. “End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review.J Am Med Dir Assoc, vol. 14, no. 4, Apr. 2013, pp. 242–47. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2013.01.004.
Hall RK, O’Hare AM, Anderson RA, Colón-Emeric CS. End-stage renal disease in nursing homes: a systematic review. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2013 Apr;14(4):242–247.
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Published In

J Am Med Dir Assoc

DOI

EISSN

1538-9375

Publication Date

April 2013

Volume

14

Issue

4

Start / End Page

242 / 247

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Survival Analysis
  • Skilled Nursing Facilities
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Risk Factors
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Nursing Homes
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Inpatients