Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on access to kidney replacement therapy in rural communities: systematic review of qualitative studies.
Nicole Jane Scholes-RobertsonMartin HowellTalia GutmanAmanda BaumgartVictoria SInkaDavid J TunnicliffeStephen MayRachel ChalmersJonathan CraigAllison TongPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Patients with CKD in rural areas face profound and inequitable challenges of displacement, financial burden and separation from family in accessing KRT, which can have severe consequences on their well-being and outcomes. Strategies are needed to improve access and reduce the burden of obtaining appropriate KRT in rural communities.
Keyphrases
- systematic review
- replacement therapy
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- south africa
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- palliative care
- meta analyses
- randomized controlled trial
- intellectual disability
- risk factors
- healthcare
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- autism spectrum disorder
- mass spectrometry