Psychosocial Factors That Create Barriers to Managing Serum Phosphorus Levels in Pediatric Dialysis Patients: A Retrospective Analysis

• Published in: Journal of renal nutrition Vol. 26; no. 4; p. 270
• Main Authors: Taylor, Jacob M, Oladitan, Leah, Degnan, Angela, Henderson, Sarah, Dai, Hongying, Warady, Bradley A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Electronic Health Records; Female; Humans; Hyperphosphatemia - blood; Hyperphosphatemia - etiology; Hyperphosphatemia - therapy; Male; Peritoneal Dialysis - adverse effects; Peritoneal Dialysis - psychology; Phosphorus - blood; Phosphorus, Dietary - administration & dosage; Phosphorus, Dietary - analysis; Renal Dialysis - adverse effects; Renal Dialysis - psychology; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - blood; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - complications; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - therapy; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors

Abnormal phosphorus homeostasis is among the medley of metabolic disturbances commonly associated with chronic kidney disease. We sought to determine the psychosocial factors that create barriers to controlling serum phosphorus levels in children on dialysis and to evaluate the perceptions of childr...