BACKGROUND Primary care practitioners are encouraged to identify unmet need in older people, but the best mechanisms for doing this are not known. OBJECTIVE To identify common unmet needs, as perceived by older people and professionals, that could be enquired about during routine encounters in primary care. METHODS This was a nominal group technique qualitative study conducted with older pe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES African Americans are disproportionately affected by ESRD, but few receive a living donor kidney transplant. Surveys assessing attitudes toward donation have shown that African Americans are less likely to express a willingness to donate their own organs. Studies aimed at understanding factors that may facilitate the willingness of African Americans to become organ don...