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Nephrol Nurs J
; 35(4): 387-94; quiz 395, 2008.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18783001
ABSTRACT
This article presents recent studies on factors affecting choice of self-care dialysis from around the world, denoting the relationship between early pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) education and increased selection of self-care dialysis modalities. Style and content of various pre-ESRD education programs, barriers to early pre-ESRD education, and programs designed to decrease late referral are discussed. Economic factors favoring referral to incenter hemodialysis despite the lower cost of self-care dialysis are reviewed.