Rationale & objective
Older people with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) have complex health care needs. Geriatric evaluation preceding decision making for kidney replacement is recommended in guidelines, but implementation is lacking in routine care. We aimed to evaluate implementation of geriatric assessment in CKD care.
Study design
Mixed methods implementation study.
Setting & participants
Dutch nephrology centers were approached for implementation of geriatric assessment in patients aged ≥70 years and with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of ≤20 mL/min/1.73 m2.
Quality improvement activities/exposure
We implemented a consensus-based nephrology-tailored geriatric assessment: a patient questionnaire and professionally administered test set comprising 16 instruments covering functional, cognitive, psychosocial, and somatic domains and patient-reported outcome measures.
Outcomes
We aimed for implementation in 10 centers and 200 patients. Implementation was evaluated by (i) perceived enablers and barriers of implementation, including integration in work routines (Normalization Measure Development Tool) and (ii) relevance of the instruments to routine care for the target population.
Analytical approach
Variations in implementation practices were described based on field notes. The postimplementation survey among health care professionals was analyzed descriptively, using an explanatory qualitative approach for open-ended questions.
Results
Geriatric assessment was implemented in 10 centers among 191 patients. Survey respondents (n = 71, 88% response rate) identified determinants that facilitated implementation, ie, multidisciplinary collaboration (with geriatricians) -meetings and reports and execution of assessments by nurses. Barriers to implementation were patient illiteracy or language barrier, time constraints, and patient burden. Professionals considered geriatric assessment sufficiently integrated into work routines (mean, 6.7/10 ± 2.0 [SD]) but also subject to improvement. Likewise, the relevance of geriatric assessment for routine care was scored as 7.8/10 ± 1.2. The Clinical Frailty Score and Montreal Cognitive Assessment were perceived as the most relevant instruments.
Limitations
Selection bias of interventions’ early adopters may limit generalizability.
Conclusions
Geriatric assessment could successfully be integrated in CKD care and was perceived relevant to health care professionals.
© 2024 The Authors.
Overzicht publicatie
Titel | Geriatric Assessment in CKD Care: An Implementation Study. |
Datum | 1 mei 2024 |
Tijdschrift naam | Kidney medicine |
Tijdschrift nummer | v6.5:100809 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100809 |
PubMed | 38660344 |
Auteurs | |
Informatie | POLDER study group, van Alphen A, Berkhout-Byrne N, van Breda F, van Buren M, Boom H, Bos WJ, Diepenbroek A, Emmelot-Vonk M, Franssen C, Gaillard C, Groeneweg-Peeters N, Hoekstra B, Hommes N, Hoornaar F, Joosten H, Lagro J, Litjens E, Molenaar F, Mooijaart S, Neradova A, Peters M, Troost M, Veldman W, Voorend C, Westerbos L, Westerman-van der Wijden C, Wierdsma J |
Trefwoorden | Chronic kidney disease, feasibility studies, geriatric assessment, implementation science, older people, shared decision making |
Lees | Lees publicatie |