The Age-Friendly Health System Initiative was designed to improve care for older adults by addressing the 4Ms: mind, mobility, medication, and matters most. Because geriatric syndromes, such as mobility impairment, are common among patients receiving dialysis—often regardless of age—the Age-Friendly initiative is relevant in this population.
Patient-centered approaches are increasing being used in dialysis care to identify what “matters most” and address non-disease-specific, multi-factorial issues, including (but not limited to):
- frailty and resilience
- impairment in cognitive, physical, and sexual functioning
- reduced ability to perform activities of daily living independently
- falls
- depression
- delirium
- pressure ulcers
This Research Topic aims to produce a collection of robust evidence addressing the burden, risk factors, and associated outcomes of geriatric syndromes, as well as strategies to identify and treat geriatric syndromes, in the setting of dialysis. This Research Topic will provide a mutually enriching opportunity for researchers and clinicians to advance research in this area and, ultimately, improve dialysis care.
The Age-Friendly Health System Initiative was designed to improve care for older adults by addressing the 4Ms: mind, mobility, medication, and matters most. Because geriatric syndromes, such as mobility impairment, are common among patients receiving dialysis—often regardless of age—the Age-Friendly initiative is relevant in this population.
Patient-centered approaches are increasing being used in dialysis care to identify what “matters most” and address non-disease-specific, multi-factorial issues, including (but not limited to):
- frailty and resilience
- impairment in cognitive, physical, and sexual functioning
- reduced ability to perform activities of daily living independently
- falls
- depression
- delirium
- pressure ulcers
This Research Topic aims to produce a collection of robust evidence addressing the burden, risk factors, and associated outcomes of geriatric syndromes, as well as strategies to identify and treat geriatric syndromes, in the setting of dialysis. This Research Topic will provide a mutually enriching opportunity for researchers and clinicians to advance research in this area and, ultimately, improve dialysis care.
