Snead, Charlotte M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3603-3926
Kimmitt, Robert A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3723-2107
Caskey, Fergus J. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-3925
Darling, Jocelyn
Rooshenas, Leila https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-6055
Coast, Joanna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3537-5166
Morton, Rachael L. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7834-0572
Selman, Lucy E. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-2699
Hole, Barnaby https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-1302
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health and Care Research (CDF-2018-11-ST2-009)
National Institute for Health and Care Research (DRF-2017-10-127)
Article History
Received: 8 August 2025
Accepted: 8 October 2025
First Online: 4 November 2025
Declarations
:
: The study was reviewed by Surrey Research Ethics Committee and granted NHS Health Research Authority and Health and Care Research Wales approval on 2/8/18 (ref: 18/LO/1179) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants gave informed, written consent for participation in the study.
: All participants gave informed, written consent for their data (including quotation excerpts) to be published.
: FC is Chief Investigator, and LR and JC are co-investigators for the Prepare for Kidney Care Study, a randomised controlled trial comparing outcomes for older people preparing for kidney dialysis vs. CKM (https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/application-summaries/research-summaries/prepare-for-kidney-care/). LR is co-applicant of the NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). The authors have no other relationships/activities/interests related to the content of this manuscript to declare.