2023
Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD
Shukla A, Cavanaugh K, Jia H, Hale-Gallardo J, Wadhwa A, Fischer M, Reule S, Palevsky P, Fried L, Crowley S. Needs and Considerations for Standardization of Kidney Disease Education in Patients with Advanced CKD. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2023, 18: 1234-1243. PMID: 37150877, PMCID: PMC10564354, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced CKDHome dialysis useKidney failureDialysis useHome dialysisComprehensive patient educationKidney disease educationHome dialysis utilizationKidney diseasePatient awarenessDialysis utilizationPatient educationDisease educationHealth advocacy organizationsNephrology communityPatientsCKDEducation protocolRoutine implementationDialysisLimited awarenessSignificant barriersFailurePragmatic guidanceInformed utilizationVA-Based Peritoneal Dialysis Program Feasibility Considerations and Process Outline.
Wadhwa A, Fried L, Cavanaugh K, MacKichan K, Sinha A, Adam S, Hippensteel L, Ruele S, Crowley S, Shukla A. VA-Based Peritoneal Dialysis Program Feasibility Considerations and Process Outline. Federal Practitioner 2023, 40: 116-122b. PMID: 37223661, PMCID: PMC10202139, DOI: 10.12788/fp.0356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Affairs Medical CenterKidney diseaseEnd-stage kidney diseaseNon-VHA facilitiesChronic kidney diseaseKidney disease careGeneral US populationFragmentation of careHome dialysis utilizationDisease careTherapeutic optionsKidney failureDialysis utilizationMedical CenterSociodemographic factorsUS populationPD programVeteransDiseaseCareComorbidities
2018
Emotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Richards C, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Showalter W, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley ST, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. Emotional Impact of Illness and Care on Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2018, 13: 1022-1029. PMID: 29954826, PMCID: PMC6032592, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.14261217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseKidney diseasePatients' emotional experiencesIndividual providersHealth systemAdvance care planningEmotional impactHealth care systemWider health systemPeritoneal dialysisCenter hemodialysisCare planningClinicians' viewsPatient experiencePatientsIllnessAbstractTextIllness experienceCare systemCareDiseaseHealthcare systemOngoing studiesDialysisEmotional tollDelivering a “New Deal” of Kidney Health Opportunities to Improve Outcomes Within the Veterans Health Administration
Crowley ST, Murphy K. Delivering a “New Deal” of Kidney Health Opportunities to Improve Outcomes Within the Veterans Health Administration. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2018, 72: 444-450. PMID: 29627134, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.01.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntegrated health care delivery systemChronic kidney diseaseKidney diseaseKidney healthVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemKidney health outcomesVeterans Health AdministrationHealth of veteransPrimary care platformsHealth care delivery systemCare delivery systemHealth care delivery reformHealth care coverageHealth care systemNephrology careInvisible illnessHealth AdministrationHealth outcomesHealth servicesCare coverageHealth systemDiseaseCare systemComprehensive health care coverageHealth opportunities
2017
Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Kalantar‐Zadeh K, Crowley ST, Beddhu S, Chen JLT, Daugirdas JT, Goldfarb DS, Jin A, Kovesdy CP, Leehey DJ, Moradi H, Navaneethan SD, Norris KC, Obi Y, O'Hare A, Shafi T, Streja E, Unruh ML, Vachharajani TJ, Weisbord S, Rhee CM. Renal Replacement Therapy and Incremental Hemodialysis for Veterans with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Seminars In Dialysis 2017, 30: 251-261. PMID: 28421638, PMCID: PMC5418081, DOI: 10.1111/sdi.12601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidual kidney functionIncremental hemodialysisDialysis centersDialysis unitsAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseFirst dialysis yearNon-VA centersVA systemChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyThrice-weekly hemodialysisReceipt of carePatient-centered approachDialysis reimbursementDialysis yearHemodialysis regimenMaintenance dialysisKidney functionPatients' qualityKidney diseaseReplacement therapyVA centersAccess longevityFavorable outcomeIncremental dialysis“Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease
O'Hare AM, Szarka J, McFarland LV, Vig EK, Sudore RL, Crowley S, Reinke LF, Trivedi R, Taylor JS. “Maybe They Don't Even Know That I Exist”: Challenges Faced by Family Members and Friends of Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 12: 930-938. PMID: 28356337, PMCID: PMC5460720, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.12721216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced kidney diseaseFriends of patientsHealth care systemCourse of illnessKidney diseaseCare systemPatient careSound Health Care SystemFamily membersAdvanced chronic illnessPatients' family membersAdvance care planningComplex medical careChronic illnessPatient's illnessTreatment decisionsCare planningPatientsMedical careVeterans AffairsIllnessAbstractTextDiseaseCareInvolvementTargeting Access to Kidney Care Via Telehealth: The VA Experience
Crowley ST, Belcher J, Choudhury D, Griffin C, Pichler R, Robey B, Rohatgi R, Mielcarek B. Targeting Access to Kidney Care Via Telehealth: The VA Experience. Advances In Kidney Disease And Health 2017, 24: 22-30. PMID: 28224939, DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2016.11.005.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsVeterans AffairsHealth servicesTelehealth servicesLarge integrated health care systemIntegrated health care systemHealth care venuesSpecialty care servicesHealth care deliveryHealth care systemHealth care valueKidney diseaseSpecialty careVeterans' choiceCare servicesCare deliveryCare venuesCare systemCKDCare valueVeteransHigh rateVA experienceCareVirtual deliveryVA strategy
2008
Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study
Crowley ST, Chertow GM, Vitale J, O'Connor T, Zhang J, Schein RM, Choudhury D, Finkel K, Vijayan A, Paganini E, Palevsky PM, Group F. Lessons for Successful Study Enrollment from the Veterans Affairs/National Institutes of Health Acute Renal Failure Trial Network Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 3: 955-961. PMID: 18385390, PMCID: PMC2440269, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.05621207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryBiasClinical Trials as TopicCritical IllnessHemodiafiltrationHumansInformed ConsentIntensive Care UnitsMulticenter Studies as TopicNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)Patient SelectionRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRenal DialysisResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsHealth Acute Renal Failure Trial Network studyAcute Renal Failure Trial Network studyVeterans Affairs/National InstitutesAcute kidney injuryEnrollment windowKidney injuryPhysician refusalPotential patientsChronic kidney diseaseRenal replacement therapyNational InstituteEnrollment efficiencyLoss of patientsEligible patientsUnderlying comorbiditiesIll patientsStudy enrollmentKidney diseaseReplacement therapyFuture trialsIntervention trialsClinical equipoiseChronic illnessClinical trialsInclusion criteria