Our Experience of Home Visits in City and Rural Areas

Nayak, K.S.; Sinoj, K.A.; Subhramanyam, Sreepada; Mary, B. Daly; Rao, Neha

doi:10.1177/089686080702702s04

Cited by 21 publications

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“…Ponferrada et al noted that home visits to 36 patients resulted in an average of 10 pertinent observations and 4 recommendations for change per visit (7). Outcomes of home visits have also been reported in other countries, including India, Turkey, and Australia (8-10). Cuttell described a home nurse respite program for pediatric PD patients that began with funding from a charitable grant and continued because of positive parental response (3).…”

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Effectiveness of Home Visits to Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

et al. 2012

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Home visits by trained personnel to patients undergoing home dialysis are required, but little is reported about the effectiveness of such home visits. We retrospectively reviewed home visits to 22 pediatric patients undergoing continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (PD) at home. A trained dialysis nurse completed each home visit. An average of 1.5 pertinent dialysis findings and 1 pertinent medication finding was noted for each home visit to these patients. The interdisciplinary dialysis team reviewed the home visit findings and made specific recommendations after each home visit. In addition, the training process has been enhanced to incorporate visit findings for future home PD patients. Although not statistically significant in this small number of patients, peritonitis rates declined in the 6 months after initiation of the home visit program. The average cost for a dialysis nurse to complete a home visit is less than the cost of antibiotics for 1 episode of peritonitis. Home visits are valuable for improving clinical care in pediatric patients on home PD.

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Effectiveness of Home Visits to Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

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“…After PD training is completed and patients are started on home PD, a home visit by the PD nurse is often useful in detecting problems with exchange technique, adherence to protocols, and other environmental and behavior issues which increase the risk of peritonitis (104-109). However, the effect of home visits on peritonitis risk has not been tested in a prospective study.…”

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confidence: 99%

ISPD Peritonitis Recommendations: 2016 Update on Prevention and Treatment

et al. 2016

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“…An efficient and well-structured home visit by the clinical coordinators ensured patient well-being. This impacted technique survival, quality of life, and success of the PD program (14,15). It is very difficult to compare technique survival between countries because of differences in patient backgrounds, including age, gender, race, year, cause of CKD, and, especially, economic status/cost and reimbursement policies (14).…”

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confidence: 99%