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My Well-Being
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Transplant may be about
the same or better than
peritoneal dialysis.
Studies show some people on peritoneal
dialysis say their well-being is just
as good as people with a transplant.
Others on peritoneal dialysis say it is
somewhat worse.
Here’s what one study showed:
Transplant may be about
the same or better than
in-center hemodialysis.
Studies show some people on
hemodialysis say their well-being is
just as good as people with transplant.
Others on hemodialysis say it is
somewhat worse.
Here’s what one study showed:
Peritoneal dialysis and
in-center hemodialysis
may be about the same.
Studies show just as many people on
each treatment say their well-being gets
better as time passes.
Here’s what one study showed:
In-center
Hemodialysis
Transplant
Peritoneal
Dialysis
Transplant
wo r s t b e s t
People ’ s well - be ing
wo r s t b e s t
People ’ s well - be ing
In one study, well-being was just as good for people on each
treatment.
In one study, well-being was just as good for people on each
treatment.
Peritoneal
Dialysis
In-center
Hemodialysis
20 out of 100 people on
peritoneal dialysis felt their well-
being got better after one year.
20 out of 100 people on in-center
hemodialysis dialysis felt their
well-being got better after one year.
= 1 person with better well-being
= 1 person without better well-being
= 1 person with better well-being
= 1 person without better well-being
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