USRDS Special Study Center on Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Investigator

Ann O'Hare, MD

What is the study?

Under a contract with the USRDS Coordinating Center at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, we analyze updated information on a survey we conducted among patients on dialysis at dialysis facilities in the greater Seattle and Nashville areas and their family members from 2015 to 2018 to produce an annual “patient experience” chapter for the USRDS Report.

The survey includes questions pertaining to multiple different domains of end-of-life care, including engagement in advance care planning, treatment preferences, values around life prolongation, preferred role in making treatment decisions, and expectations about prognosis.

Who do I contact for more information?

Principal Investigator

ann.ohare@va.gov

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