ArticlePeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
Using a multidisciplinary training program to reduce peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients.
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- Utilization of Home Dialysis and Permanent Vascular Access at Dialysis Initiation Following a Structured CKD Education Program.Kidney medicine · 2022Article
- Structured re-training to reduce peritonitis in a pediatric peritoneal dialysis program: a quality improvement intervention.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Article
- Meaning of empowerment in peritoneal dialysis: focus groups with patients and caregivers.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2020Article
- Frequent patient retraining at home reduces the risks of peritoneal dialysis-related infections: A randomised study.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- A contemporary approach to the prevention of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in children: the role of improvement science.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2017Review
- The Current State of Peritoneal Dialysis.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2016Review
- The Needs of Older Patients for Peritoneal Dialysis: Training and Support at Home.Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis · 2015Review
- [Peritoneal dialysis from the beginnings up to today: which developments of the last decades were important?].Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2013Review
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- Peritoneal dialysis--taking the lead to promote health literacy.Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal DialysisArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study evaluated the tool used to assess patients' skills and the impact on peritonitis rates of a new multidisciplinary peritoneal dialysis (PD) education program (PDEP).
methodsAfter the University Hospital Ethics Committee approved the study, the educational and clinical records of PD patients were retrospectively analyzed in two phases. In phase I, an Objective Structured Assessment (OSA) was used during August 2008 to evaluate the practical skills of 25 patients with adequate Kt/V and no mental disabilities who had been on PD for more than 1 month. Test results were correlated with the prior year's peritonitis rate. In phase II, the new PDEP, consisting of individual lessons, a retraining schedule, and group meetings, was introduced starting 1 September 2008. Age, sex, years of education, time on PD, number of training sessions, and peritonitis episodes were recorded. Statistical analyses used t-tests, chi-square tests, and Poisson distributions; a p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
resultsIn phase I, 25 patients [16 men, 9 women; mean age: 54 ± 15 years (range: 22 - 84 years); mean time on PD: 35 ± 30 months (range: 1 - 107 months)] were studied. The OSA results correlated with peritonitis rates: patients who passed the test had experienced significantly lower peritonitis rates during the prior year (p < 0.05). In phase II, after the new PDEP was introduced, overall peritonitis rates significantly declined (to 0.28 episodes/patient-year from 0.55 episodes/patient-year, p < 0.05); the Staphylococcus peritonitis rate also declined (to 0.09 episodes/patient-year from 0.24 episodes/patient-year, p < 0.05).
conclusionsThe OSA is a reliable tool for assessing patients' skills, and it correlates with peritonitis rates. The multidisciplinary PDEP significantly improved outcomes by further lowering peritonitis rates.
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