1% had diabetes mellitus as the primary cause of
ERSD (Table 3).
1) The Age-Sex model was calibrated across all the
ERSD status groups, consistent with the original ESRD payment system.
The researchers selected a cohort of 354,853 patients who developed ESRD between 1995 and 2000, survived at least 9 months beyond the onset of
ERSD, and were treated via hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis at the conclusion of a 9-month entry period.
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ERSD, Staff Working Paper No.
Despite the logic of the approach to instrument development, researchers continue to fall short in their goal to holistically measure adjustment to living with
ERSD and HD and its impact on patients' adjustment and overall quality outcomes.
