Increasing the adoption of home dialysis through improved advanced kidney care patient education: a call for action.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Home dialysis modalities have several advantages yet remain underused in Europe. A minority of people with kidney failure opt for home dialysis, although many more could be suitable. To improve home dialysis uptake, advanced kidney care patient education is essential. The aim was to examine the association of national guidelines for advanced kidney care patient education with home dialysis prevalence and incidence across Europe.

Methods

This call for action followed a consensus meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June 2023. The participating professionals had extensive experience in advanced kidney care and home dialysis. We used data from the European Renal Association registry 2021 to examine the association of available national guidelines for advanced kidney ca

SUBMITTER: Lundstrom UH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986811 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature