The broader burden of end-stage renal disease on children and their families.
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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Department of Pediatrics, Brown Medical School,Rhode Island, USA. afriedman@lifespan.org
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors