Comparison of Rehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Home Dialysis

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• Rehabilitation was assessed in 70 patients undergoing continuous ambulatory (CAPD; n=67) or cyclic (CCPD; n=3) peritoneal dialysis and 76 patients undergoing home hemodialysis (HHD). In the CAPD/CCPD group, there were more blacks (83% vs 53%) and diabetics (24% vs 8%). If patients too infirm to work were excluded, no statistically significant differences were found between those working for gain and in school (19% for CAPD/CCPD vs 32% for HHD); homemakers (16% for CAPD/CCPD vs 28% for HHD); and those not working (66% for CAPD/CCPD vs 41% for HHD). Although the CAPD/CCPD group had less formal education (8.9±3.7 years vs 10.9±2.2 years for HHD), illiteracy rates were similar (CAPD/CCPD, 16%; HHD, 7%). If unemployable (elderly and debilitated) patients were excluded, full rehabilitation was excellent in both groups (57% for CAPD/CCPD vs 65% for HHD), despite the greater number of blacks and diabetics in the CAPD group. (Arch Intern Med. 1990;150:1429-1431)

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