Abstract
Home hemodialysis refers to the place or social setting where a type of renal therapy is performed. It is contrasted with institution, hospital, or center settings. Depending on whether one’s perspective is that of the physician, patient, patient’s family or public program administrator, home and center settings have differing advantages and disadvantages. Under one set of circumstances, the home setting is preferred to a center setting. Under other circumstances, the center setting may be preferred. This study is designed to examine the effect of powerlessness on home dialysis outcome. Included is an overview of the relevant literature used to conceptualize the powerlessness relationship followed by results from the interviews. The data add to understanding factors which influence home dialysis outcome and have implications for emergent public policy designed to influence therapy setting selection.
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Romeis, J.C., Hamilton, R.W., Snavely, C.A. (1983). Modeling Home Hemodialysis Success. In: Levy, N.B., Mattern, W., Freedman, A.M. (eds) Psychonephrology 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6669-8_12
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