Treatment adherence and perception in patients on maintenance hemodialysis: a cross - sectional study from Palestine.

Karam Sh NaalwehMohammad A BarakatMoutaz W SweilehSamah W Al-JabiWaleed M SweilehSa'ed H Zyoud

Published in: BMC nephrology (2017)

There was a good percentage of patients who had overall moderate or poor adherence. ESRD-AQ could be used to assess some aspects of HD adherence. Counselling and education of patients on HD are important to improve therapeutic outcome.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
healthcare
physical activity
type diabetes
risk factors
hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus