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Is Dorothy Correct? The Role of Patient Education in Promoting Home Dialysis
Author(s) -
Golper Thomas A.,
Mehrotra Rajnish,
Schreiber Martin S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12086
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , modalities , home dialysis , patient education , treatment modality , incentive , intensive care medicine , population , nursing , surgery , social science , environmental health , sociology , economics , microeconomics
The major payer of dialysis services in the United States, Medicare, has established incentives to encourage the use of home dialysis. However, this modality remains underutilized. We think that a major cause of this situation is ineffective education of the prospective dialysis population regarding the choices of kidney replacement modalities. We discuss the value of patient education and the consequences of failing to educate prospective dialysis patients. We then explore approaches to achieve patient education goals and the physician's and education team's roles in the development of an individual patient's life plan.