‘Latinx’ patients pick home dialysis when health literacy, family involvement improves

patients self-identified as “Hispanic/Latinx” face when considering home dialysis, according to a study presented at the National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings.

“Latinx people experience a faster progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and a higher incidence of ESKD compared to non-Latinx white individuals but are less likely to do home dialysis,” Katherine Rizzolo, MD, a nephrology fellow at University of Colorado Health, and colleagues wrote. “The motivations and barriers to home therapies for Latinx patients with ESKD has not been elicited.”
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