Research Projects
Communication Priming to Facilitate Shared Decision-Making with Older Adults with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease


Programme(s) to which this project applies:
☑ MPhil/PhD ☒ MRes[Med] ☒ URIS

With the global aging population, increasing numbers of older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are initiated on dialysis. For older adults with multiple comorbidities, dialysis may not confer significant survival benefit, but contributes to high treatment burden and adversely affects quality of life. Studies have reported that older adults with advanced CKD are dissatisfied with the treatment decision-making process and a substantial proportion regret their decision to start dialysis.

The present study aims to conduct a multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of a communication priming intervention on improving shared decision-making between older adults with advanced kidney disease and nephrologists. 

Professor JKY Yuen, Department of Medicine

Professor Jacqueline Yuen joined the University of Hong Kong as Clinical Assistant Professor at the School of Clinical Medicine in 2019. She is jointly appointed by the HKU Department of Medicine and School of Public Health. Professor Yuen is a specialist in geriatrics and palliative medicine, medical educator and researcher with particular interest in end-of-life care and doctor-patient communication. Her current research focuses on enhancing end-of-life care for patients with advanced dementia and advance care planning in older adults with life-limiting illnesses.  

Biography
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jkyuen@hku.hk

For more information or to express interest for this project, please email the supervisor or the specified contact point in the project description.  Interested candidates are advised to enclose with your email:

  1. your CV,
  2. a brief description of your research interest and experience, and
  3. two reference letters (not required for HKUMed UG students seeking MRes[Med]/URIS projects).

Information on the research programme, funding support and admission documentations could be referenced online at the Research Postgraduate Admissions website. General admission enquiries should be directed to rpgmed@hku.hk.

HKUMed MBBS students interested in the Master of Research in Medicine (MRes[Med]) programme may visit the programme website for more information.  

HKUMed UG students interested in the Undergraduate Research Internship Scheme (URIS) may visit the scheme’s website for more information. 

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