Living well with kidney disease by patient and care partner empowerment: kidney health for everyone everywhere

[...]this can also impact treatment satisfaction and clinical outcomes.1Despite this, the past several decades have seen limited improvement in the quality of life of people with CKD.1 To advance research, practice, and policy, there is increasing recognition of the need to identify and address patient priorities, values, and goals.1 Several regional and global kidney health projects have addressed these important questions including the Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology with more than 9000 patients, family members, and healthcare professionals from over 70 countries.2 3Across all treatment stages, including CKD, dialysis and transplantation, Standardised Outcomes in Nephrology participating children and adults with CKD consistently gave higher priority to symptoms and life impacts than healthcare professionals.2 3 In comparison, healthcare professionals gave higher priority to mortality and hospitalisation than patients and family members. Meaningful involvement of patients and family members across the en