Table 4.

Proposal for further actions to implement AHD as derived from results of the survey

Area	Further actions
Scientific society	Provide recommendations, guidelines and standards.
Community	Change focus of treatment from conventional in-centre care to home treatment.
Health care payers	Establish regular and adequate funding for professional assistance.
Industry	Provide safe and easily usable devices. Implement telemedicine.
Renal units	Change motivation to home treatment. Encounter all key persons. Establish networks to realize support of patients in different settings (at home, nursing homes, hospital and community care). Train staff and caregivers for home care assistance.
Kidney patients	Get timely information on treatment options. Request for home dialysis and support options. Be trained according to personal needs.
Family, partners and caregivers	Support patient to start and continue treatment at home. Claim for adequate funding of assistance.
Researchers	Design studies to prove the concept and the impact of significant endpoints (morbidity, treatment-related complications, quality of life, cost-effectiveness, etc.).