Patient perspectives on informed decision-making surrounding dialysis initiation
Nephrology Dialysis TransplantationPublished 30 July 2013Open access
Mi‐Kyung Song, F.-C. Lin, C. A. Gilet, Robert M. Arnold, J. C. Bridgman, S. E. Ward
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Improving the extent of IDM about dialysis may optimize patient preparation prior to starting treatment and their perceptions about the decision-making process.
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A majority of patients felt unprepared and ill-informed about the initiation of dialysis. Improving the extent of IDM about dialysis may optimize patient preparation prior to starting treatment and their perceptions about the decision-making process.
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