Open AccessWhy do patients choose self-care dialysis?
Author(s) -
Kevin McLaughlin,
Heather Jones,
Carmen VanderStraeten,
C. A. Mills,
Michel J.T. Visser,
K. Taub,
Braden Manns
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfn359
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , intensive care medicine , hemodialysis , odds , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , nursing , logistic regression
Self-care dialysis (SCD) is associated with cost savings and possibly improved quality of life compared to in-centre haemodialysis. Despite this, less than one in four dialysis patients are currently treated with SCD. Our objectives were to identify perceived advantages of SCD associated with increased odds of selecting SCD, and to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention on patients' perceptions of these advantages.
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