ArticleHealth services research2017
Impacts of Geographic Distance on Peritoneal Dialysis Utilization: Refining Models of Treatment Selection.
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- Capturing and monitoring global differences in untreated and treated end-stage kidney disease, kidney replacement therapy modality, and outcomes.Kidney international supplements · 2020Review
- Facilitators and Barriers to Care in Rural Emergency Departments in Alberta for Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis (PD): An Interpretive Descriptive Study.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2020Article
- Is Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis a Solution for Northern Manitoba?Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2019Article
- Patient-reported advantages and disadvantages of peritoneal dialysis: results from the PDOPPS.BMC nephrology · 2019Article
- Comparative Assessment of Utilization and Hospital Outcomes of Veterans Receiving VA and Non-VA Outpatient Dialysis.Health services research · 2018Article
- Global access of patients with kidney disease to health technologies and medications: findings from the Global Kidney Health Atlas project.Kidney international supplements · 2018Review
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- Brazilian Nephrology Census 2019: a guide to assess the quality and scope of renal replacement therapy in Brazil. How are we, and how can we improve?Jornal brasileiro de nefrologiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between distance to dialysis provider and patient selection of dialysis modality, informed by the absolute distance from a patient's home and relative distance of alternative modalities. DATA SOURCES: U.S. Renal Data System. STUDY
designAbout 70,131 patients initiating chronic dialysis and 4,795 dialysis facilities in 2006. The primary outcome was patient utilization of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Independent variables included absolute distance between patients' home and the nearest hemodialysis (HD) facility, relative distance between patients' home and nearest PD versus nearest HD facilities, and their interaction. Logistic regression was used to model distance on PD use, controlling for patient and market characteristics. PRINCIPAL
findingsNine percent of incident dialysis patients used PD in 2006. There was a positive, nonlinear relationship between absolute distance to HD services and PD use (p < .0001), with the magnitude of the effect increasing at greater distances. In terms of relative distance, odds of PD use increased if a PD facility was closer or the same distance as the nearest HD facility (p = .006). Interaction of distance measures to dialysis facilities was not significant.
conclusionsAnalyses of patient choice between alternative treatments should model distance to reflect all relevant dimensions of geographic access to treatment options.
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