Open AccessEffects of Frequent Hemodialysis on Perceived Caregiver Burden in the Frequent Hemodialysis Network Trials
Author(s) -
Rita S. Suri,
Brett Larive,
Yoshio N. Hall,
Paul L. Kimmel,
Alan S. Kliger,
Nathan W. Levin,
Manjula Kurella Tamura,
Glenn M. Chertow
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07170713
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , home hemodialysis , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , dialysis , nocturnal , physical therapy
Patients receiving hemodialysis often perceive their caregivers are overburdened. We hypothesize that increasing hemodialysis frequency would result in higher patient perceptions of burden on their unpaid caregivers.
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