The Burden of Home Dialysis: An Overlooked Challenge

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Jan 8. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000413. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHome dialysis offers several clinical and quality of life benefits for patients with kidney failure. However, it is important to recognize that home dialysis may place an increased burden on patients and their care partners. Sources of burden may include concerns about the ability to adequately and safely perform dialysis at home, physical symptoms, impairment of life participation, psychosocial challenges, and care partner burnout. Overlooking or failing to address these issues may lead to adverse events that negatively impact health and quality of life and reduce longevity of home dialysis. This paper will explore aspects of home dialysis associated with burden, emphasize the need for increased awareness of potential challenges and elaborate on strategies to overcome sources of burden. Future research should actively involve patients and care partners to better understand their motivation, experiences and needs to better inform support strategies.PMID:38190177 | DOI:10.2215/CJN.0000000000000413
Source: Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Source Type: research