Table 2:

Recommended topics for future research.

Topics for future research

(i)   Agreement and validation of the optimal frailty tool to be used for assessing renal populations.

(ii)  Research on both targeted and multicomponent interventions which can be administered for managing and addressing frailtydeficits, and the effectiveness of these interventions in renal populations.

(iii) Development of a frailty guideline or toolkit, to provide a framework for implementation by nephrology units and standards tobe met.

(iv) Better understanding of timing of frailty assessments and reassessments, to improve comprehension around frailty dynamicsand to ensure frailty assessment strategies are optimised.

(v)  Involvement and engagement with renal patients directly to help address and reduce the stigma, anxiety and stress associatedwith the assessment and identification of frailty, to identify acceptable terms, assessments and interventions, and to improvepatient acceptance of frailty considerations in clinical practice.