The broader burden of end-stage renal disease on children and their families |
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Authors: | Friedman A L |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pediatrics, Brown Medical School,Rhode Island, USA. afriedman@lifespan.org |
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Abstract: | When a child has end-stage renal disease and requires dialysis, a heavy personal and financial toll can be extracted from the caregivers and the family. Tsai et al. have demonstrated an adverse effect on the psychosocial and socioeconomic well-being of caregivers of children on chronic peritoneal dialysis. These findings raise other questions and force us to think about support for the caregiver as well as the patient. |
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