Community house hemodialysis proves to be convenient, affordable

Researchers from New Zealand found that receiving hemodialysis in a community house provided many advantages to patients, including the flexibility that accompanies home dialysis without the high costs.

“There is a global inequity in access to home hemodialysis for indigenous peoples in New Zealand and Australia, Canada, and for minority populations in the United States,” Rachael C. Walker, NP, PhD, of the Eastern Institute of Technology in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, and colleagues wrote. “Home hemodialysis is associated with markedly improved survival, quality of life and life participation, and incurs lower personal and health system treatment costs compared to facility-based hemodialysis. Despite these potential advantages, many health systems lack home hemodialysis provision or expertise [and] many patients may not access home hemodialysis because of patient-related factors.”--> READ MORE