Barriers and Facilitators to Home Dialysis Among Latinx Patients with Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Latinx people have a high burden of kidney disease but are less likely to receive home dialysis compared to non-Latinx White people. The disparity in home dialysis therapy has not been completely explained by demographic, medical, or social factors.

Objective

To understand the barriers and facilitators to home dialysis therapy experienced by Latinx individuals with kidney failure receiving home dialysis.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study used semistructured interviews with Latinx adults with kidney failure receiving home dialysis therapy in Denver, Colorado, and Houston, Texas, between November 2021 and March 2023. Patients were recruited from home dialysis clinics affiliated with academic medical centers. Of 39 individuals approached

SUBMITTER: Rizzolo K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10427944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature