Original Article Why do patients choose self-care dialysis?

Background. Self-care dialysis (SCD) is associated with cost savings and possibly improved quality of life compared to in-centre haemodialysis. Despite this, less than one in four dialysis patients are currently treated with SCD. Our objectives were to identify per-ceived advantages of SCD associated with increased odds of selecting SCD, and to evaluate the effect of an ed-ucational intervention on patients ’ perceptions of these advantages. Methods. We randomized patients with GFR<30 ml/min to standard pre-dialysis education or a multifaceted educa-tional intervention. After each component of the interven-tion, participants completed a questionnaire on which they identified advantages of SCD and indicated their preferre