title: A king-size dialysis bed: a couple on hemodialysis for more than 30 years.
abstract: Dialysis patients exhibit a higher morbidity and mortality rate than those in the general population of comparable age. Survival on dialysis has become significantly longer and is mainly related to comorbid factors. Patients are usually the main research subjects, but caregivers play a pivotal role in patients' well-being. Here we describe the remarkable case of wife and husband both on hemodialysis for 32 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Misericordia e Dolce Hospital, Prato, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aterini
authors.forename: Marcello
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amato
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors