A Qualitative Assessment of Mismatch between Dialysis Modality Selection and Initiation

• Published in: Peritoneal dialysis international Vol. 36; no. 4; pp. 463 - 466
• Main Authors: Ziolkowski, Susan, Liebman, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2016; Multimed Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Choice Behavior; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Participation; Patient Selection; Peritoneal Dialysis; Self Care; Self Concept; Short Reports; Home dialysis; pre-dialysis education; dialysis modality selection

At our institution, we have noted that end-stage renal disease patients choosing a home dialysis modality after education often initiate renal replacement therapy with in-center hemodialysis (HD) instead. We interviewed 24 such patients (23 choosing peritoneal dialysis [PD], one choosing home HD) to...