Unmet Needs in the Management of Chronic Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus and the Characteristics of the Ideal Treatment: A Spanish Cross-Sectional Survey from a Multidisciplinary Perspective.

Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is underdiagnosed and not fully understood by healthcare professionals, which leads to poor patient management and impacts patients' quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to analyse unmet needs in CKD-aP management and explore the attributes/characteristics that the ideal CKD-aP treatment should have from the perspective of a group of nephrologists, hospital pharmacists, nurses, patient representatives, and regional health authorities in Spain. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted using an e-survey including ad hoc questions (6-point Likert scale) related to unmet needs in CKD-aP and best-worst scaling (BWS) to prioritise the attributes/characteristics of the ideal CKD-aP treatment.

Different Perspectives of Spanish Patients and Professionals on How a Dialysis Unit Should Be Designed.

Aim: The opinion of hemodialysis patients, professionals and family members is rarely considered in the design of a hemodialysis unit.

Purpose: To know and compare the opinion and preferences of patients, family members and professionals regarding the design of a dialysis unit and the potential activities they believe should be carried out during the session in order to provide architects with real information for the construction of a dialysis center.

Patients And Methods: Anonymous and voluntary survey in electronic format addressed to patients, relatives and professionals belonging to the 18 hemodialysis centers of the renal foundation and to ALCER and its different delegations, in relation to leisure activities to be carried out in the dialysis center and preferred design of the treatment room.

Employment status and indirect costs in patients with renal failure: differences between different modalities of renal replacement therapy.

Background: There are evidences of a different employment status between patients undergoing different modalities of renal replacement therapy (RRT).

Objectives: The present study aims to compare the indirect costs associated to morbidity in the following RRT alternatives: hemodialysis in a specialized center (HD), automated peritoneal dialysis (APD), continuous ambulatory dialysis (CAPD), and renal transplant (TX).

Methods: An analysis on indirect costs was implemented following the Human Capital Theory.

Employment in the patient with chronic kidney disease related to renal replacement therapy.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a limiting condition, but they are shown the benefits the work activity occurs in these patients. The modality of renal replacement therapy (RRT) can influence the activity of work.

Objectives: Analyze the employment of people with CKD related to of RRT in which they are: hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis manual (CAPD), automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) or transplantation (Tx).