Journal article
Impact of contraindications, barriers to self-care and support on incident peritoneal dialysis utilization
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Targets for peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilization may be difficult to achieve because many older patients have contraindications to PD or barriers to self-care. The objectives of this study were to determine the impact that contraindications and barriers to self-care have on incident PD use, and to determine whether family support increased PD utilization when home care support is available.
METHODS: Consecutive incident dialysis …
Authors
Oliver MJ; Garg AX; Blake PG; Johnson JF; Verrelli M; Zacharias JM; Pandeya S; Quinn RR
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 2737–2744
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 1, 2010
DOI
10.1093/ndt/gfq085
ISSN
0931-0509