How Kidney Patients Define Health

Among people with kidney failure who used three or more treatment options, “health” was linked to the ability to take part in meaningful activities and maintain life balance. Social and treatment environments that supported autonomy also helped people to consider themselves healthy.

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Tags: CKD, Treatment Options, Health, Treatment Experience, Shared Decision making

Impact of a 1-hour Discussion on Choice of a Home Dialysis Option

Of 620 incident dialysis patients in Japan from 2013 to 2021, 128 received a 1-hour discussion of treatment options. The discussion group had a tendency for fewer urgent hospitalizations—and had a significantly higher chance of choosing PD (30.7% vs. 9.4%).

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Tags: Patient Education, Dialysis Modality, Treatment Options