Open Access<p>Evaluating Patient Safety And Ease Of Use Of A Novel Connection-Assist Device For Peritoneal Dialysis</p>
Author(s) -
Stephan Hess,
Martin Dubach,
Mirko Meboldt,
Lukas Foggensteiner
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s218663
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , usability , authorization , task (project management) , dialysis , medical physics , medical emergency , surgery , human–computer interaction , computer science , computer security , economics , management
It is estimated that there are currently over 3 million patients receiving dialysis treatment worldwide. With effective pre-dialysis counselling, a majority of patients choose the home-based therapy peritoneal dialysis (PD) but only approximately 11% of prevalent dialysis patients use this modality. Connection-assist devices can overcome the challenges posed by decreased manual dexterity and/or visual acuity, and can allow more patients to be treated with home-based therapies. As part of the CE marking authorization, a connection device has been evaluated for safety and ease of use in a usability study.