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Psychosocial aspects in home hemodialysis: A review
Author(s) -
Bennett Paul N.,
Schatell Dori,
Shah Kamal D.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hemodialysis international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.658
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1542-4758
pISSN - 1492-7535
DOI - 10.1111/hdi.12258
Subject(s) - hemodialysis , medicine , psychosocial , home hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , family medicine , psychiatry
Psychosocial aspects related to home hemodialysis ( HD ) play an important role in the success of home HD programs. Once patients commence HD at home, unique psychosocial issues related to patient and care partner burden can emerge. Proactive professional support, peer support, respite care, travel support, and financial support from the home HD health care team must be a priority for patient care. If the psychosocial aspects are not proactively addressed, patients receiving HD at home may return to in‐center HD and the program may struggle as a result. This review provides a psychosocial guide for new start‐up home HD programs.