Primary care physicians perceived barriers, facilitators and strategies to enhance conservative care for older adults with chronic kidney disease: a qualitative descriptive study

Conclusions
PCPs identified important barriers and facilitators to conservative care for their older patients with Stage 5 CKD. Further investigation of potential strategies that address barriers and enable facilitators is required to improve the quality of conservative care for older adults in the community.

Source: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - November 1, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tam-Tham, H., Hemmelgarn, B. R., Campbell, D. J. T., Thomas, C. M., Fruetel, K., Quinn, R. R., King-Shier, K. M. Tags: Chronic Kidney Disease Source Type: research