title: Performing CAPD independently with one hand using an assist device.
abstract: When a patient with only one functioning hand and learning disabilities experienced difficulty using the Baxter Ultrabag disconnect system, the CAPD staff at an Indiana unit conceived and designed a single-handed assist device to help their patient. Along with staff input from the Indiana unit, Baxter engineers used this design to help create the EZ-Aide Assist Device to help meet the needs of this particular patient population.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology, Inc., Mishawaka, IN, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006226:Hand Deformities / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000451:nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000451:nursing*; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012656:Self-Help Devices