Chronic kidney disease in elderly people: disease or disease label?

Ellam, Timothy; Twohig, Helen; Khwaja, Arif

Abstract

Around half of people aged over 75 meet current diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, labelling them all as diseased is controversial and may cause unnecessary anxiety.1 2 The classification system defining this epidemic of CKD in elderly people is validated primarily as an epidemiological risk stratification tool rather than a clinical aid to patient management. We highlight the need to focus the debate on improving patient centred outcomes rather than just identifying everyone at above average risk.

Citation

Ellam, T., Twohig, H., & Khwaja, A. (2016). Chronic kidney disease in elderly people: disease or disease label?. BMJ, 352, Article h6559. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6559

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 18, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 6, 2024
• Journal: BMJ
• Print ISSN: 0959-8138
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 352
• Article Number: h6559
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6559
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/776325