Health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important aspect of patients´ health that should
be an integral part of the evaluation of patient‐centered outcomes, not least because …

Purpose of review: Kidney Failure is highly prevalent and uses a disproportionate amount of
health care funding. In Canada (excluding Quebec), 37 647 people were living with kidney …

Rationale & Objective Home dialysis has been underused in the United States, especially
among minority groups. We investigated whether adjustment for socioeconomic factors …

Aim Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its treatment places a financial burden on healthcare
systems and households worldwide, yet little is known of its financial impact, on those who …

The ANZDATA Registry includes all patients treated with renal replacement therapy (RRT)
throughout Australia and New Zealand. Funding is predominantly from government sources …

Objectives People with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis or kidney transplantation in
rural areas have worse outcomes, including an increased risk of hospitalisation and …

Background End-stage-renal-disease is one of the most common chronic diseases, and
peritoneal dialysis constitutes one of the replacement therapies. The aim of this study was to …

Background United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data from 2014 show that African
Americans (AA) are underrepresented in the home dialysis population, with 6.4% versus …

Background: Social deprivation could act as a barrier to peritoneal dialysis (PD). The
objective of this study was to assess the association between social deprivation estimated …

Aims People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) living in rural communities have increased
risks of death, morbidity, hospitalization and poorer quality of life compared with people with …