Experience in self-care and limited-care haemodialysis in 340 patients

Abstract

Good preventive medical programmes and increased ability to resolve acute medical problems have resulted in a longer life expectancy and an increased incidence of chronic medical illness. The rate of dying varies from one person to another but is basically a function of the ageing process and superimposed disease. As part of the ageing process, there are concerns of adaptation to loneliness and various physical and mental infirmities1. In this setting the patient may have additional problems such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, cerebral vascular disease, diabetes mellitus or malignant processes.