WCN26-8337 OLDER PATIENT AND CAREGIVER PERSPECTIVES ON TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING IN KIDNEY FAILURE: THE CONTEND QUALITATIVE STUDY

Older patients with kidney failure are required to make critical decisions regarding their treatments, primarily between dialysis or conservative kidney management (CKM). The experiences and factors that influence these treatment decision-making processes for such patients and their caregivers are not well understood. The CONTEND study sought to address this gap by exploring the experiences, preferences, enablers and barriers of decision-making among older patients with kidney failure and their caregivers.