Association of Primary Care Continuity With Home Dialysis, Transplantation, and Utilization of Medical Services for Patients Starting Hemodialysis
High PCP continuity before dialysis initiation was not associated with increased utilization of home dialysis or transplantation but was associated with greater colon cancer screening, influenza vaccination, and comprehensive diabetes care. Additional work is needed to clarify how primary care may best benefit this patient population.
Authors
- Samuel A. Silver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1843-6131)
- Manish M. Sood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9146-2344)
- Ziv Harel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8618-4538)
- Kristin K. Clemens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9636-5597)
- Cole Wyman
- Maya Djerboua
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2025.101015
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63