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Family involvement and shared decision-making quality in renal replacement therapy selection: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Key takeaways

A nationwide survey asked people with kidney failure how much their family took part when they chose a treatment, such as dialysis or a transplant. More family involvement went with patients rating the decision making as better shared with their care team. The survey captured one moment in time, so it shows a link, not proof that involving family causes better decisions.

Who did this work

Yasushi Kunisho (Kagawa University) · Tadashi Sofue (Kagawa University) · Noriaki Kurita (Fukushima Medical University) · Hiroo Kawarazaki (Teikyo University) · Tatsunori Toida (Kyushu University of Medical Science) · Kosuke INOUE (University of Kochi) · Hiroshi Kado · Susumu Toda (Ijinkai Takeda General Hospital) · Hiroki Nishiwaki (SHOWA Medical University Fujigaoka Hospital) · Seita Sugitani (Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center) · Izaya Nakaya (Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital) · Yosuke Yamada (Aizawa Hospital)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-11
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-71177-y