Initial Home Dialysis Is Increased for Rural Patients by Accessing Urban Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The 240,000 rural patients with end stage kidney disease in the United States have less access to nephrology care and higher mortality than those in urban settings. The Advancing American Kidney Health initiative aims to increase the use of home renal replacement therapy. Little is known about how rural patients access home dialysis and the availability and quality of rural dialysis facilities.

Methods

Incident dialysis patients in 2017 and their facilities were identified in the United States Renal Data System. Facility quality and service availability were analyzed with descriptive statistics. We assessed the availability of home dialysis methods, depending on rural versus urban counties, and then we used multivariate logistic regression to identify the likeliho

SUBMITTER: Adler JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9034801 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature