Open communication with health care providers may help improve dietary adherence in patients on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, according to a recently published study.
“Adhering to a diet while undergoing dialysis may be challenging due to several factors,” Elizabeth G. Hunter, of the student in the food science and human nutrition department at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and colleagues wrote.
The team aimed to “investigate hemodialysis [and] peritoneal dialysis patients’ barriers to dietary adherence, identify strategies to overcome these barriers