End-stage kidney diseases in areas of conflict: patients’ perspective and patient access to hemodialysis services in Northwest Syria
While considerable resilience is seen among hemodialysis patients in conflict areas of Northwest Syria, there are deficits in care and health literacy concerning ESKD and hemodialysis which should be addressed. There are a number of low resource actions which could be undertaken for this population to improve their health and understanding of their disease which are currently being considered.
Authors
- Sami Alasfar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7154-0889)
- Gilbert Burnham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9991-4894)
- Nimetcan Mehmet Orhun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-7044)
- Ismail Alkhatib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2499-3049)
Institutions
- Ankara University (TR)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-05-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12673-1
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.29