Is Apathy a New Risk Factor for Adverse Health Outcomes Among Older Adults With CKD?
Nephrology providers have expertise in caring for patients with complex health problems related to chronic kidney disease (CKD), including concurrent CKD complications and commonly co-occurring chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. Along with these problems, older adults with CKD often have other non-CKD-related chronic conditions and their associated medications, as well as functional limitations, cognitive impairment, and physical and mental health symptoms.1 The constellation of age-related problems and symptoms have been summarized in geriatric medicine as the Geriatric 5Ms.