Advance care planning can give hope to patients with end-stage renal disease
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Health-care professionals often 'protect' end-stage renal disease patients from 'bad news' for fear of destroying hope. Consequently, advance care planning is insufficient, patients are left in the dark as to their options, and discussions of palliative care are left until late in the disease course. Challenging common belief, an interview study of 19 patients with end-stage renal disease provides evidence that the timely provision of appropriate information can actually increase patients' hope for their future.
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