Socioeconomic status and dialysis quality of care.
Rathika KrishnasamyDev K JegatheesanPaul LawtonNicholas A GrayPublished in: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.) (2019)
Other than vascular access, area-level SES has minimal impact on QOC attainment among non-Indigenous dialysis patients in Australia. Increased mortality in lower SES groups may be due to pre-dialysis factors and other variables such as health-related behaviours, lifestyle and literacy.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- metabolic syndrome
- quality improvement
- ejection fraction
- cardiovascular disease
- palliative care
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- affordable care act