Patients' perceptions and factors affecting dialysis modality decisions

• Main Authors: Friberg, Ingrid O., Mårtensson, Lena, Haraldsson, Börje, Krantz, Gunilla, Määttä, Sylvia, Järbrink, Krister
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Gender; Science::Medicine; Attitudes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91255; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49439
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Home-based dialysis, including peritoneal dialysis (PD) and home hemodialysis (HHD), has been shown to be associated with lower costs and higher health-related quality of life than in-center HD. However, factors influencing the choice of dialysis modality, including gender, are still not...