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A Discrete Choice Experiment Pilot Study: Understanding Patient Preferences for In-centre Hemodialysis
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Background: End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is the failure of functioning kidneys such that they no longer have the capacity to sustain life without intervention. While the incidence of ESKD has remained generally stable across all ages of Canadians since 2000, the prevalence of ESKD has been...
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2016
Thompson, Stephanie, Tonelli, Marcello, Klarenbach, Scott, Molzahn, Anita
Background and objectives Randomized, controlled trials show that regular exercise is beneficial for patients on hemodialysis. Intradialytic exercise may have additional benefits, such as amelioration of treatment-related symptoms. However, the factors that influence the implementation of...
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Fall 2016
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis (HD) is associated with poor health outcomes including low quality of life and physical functioning. The association between quality of life (QoL), mortality and hospitalization is well established; however, few interventions have been shown...
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Spring 2015
Achievement of normal volume status is crucial in hemodialysis (HD), since both volume overload and volume depletion have been associated with adverse outcome and events. The main objectives of this thesis were to find out the prevalence of volume overload and to identify the best clinical...
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2015
Molzahn, Anita, Davison, Sara N., Pelletier, Rick, Klarenbach, Scott W., Wiebe, Natasha, Thompson, Stephanie, Hemmelgarn, Brenda R., Manns, Braden J., Tonelli, Marcello, Pannu, Neesh, Gill, John S.
Background There has been little research exploring the experience of dialysis therapy for people living in remote communities. Remote residence location has previously been associated with excess mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients, suggesting that relocation to a referral center might...
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2015
Kinniburgh, David, Bello, Aminu K., Walsh, Michael, Wiebe, Natasha, Manns, Braden J., Field, Catherine J., Thompson, Stephanie, Faruque, Labib, Hemmalgarn, Brenda R., Klarenbach, Scott W., Tonelli, Marcello
Background People with kidney failure are often deficient in zinc and selenium, but little is known about the optimal way to correct such deficiency. Methods We did a double-blind randomized trial evaluating the effects of zinc (Zn), selenium (Se) and vitamin E added to the standard oral renal...