Table 2.

Global models of assisted PD delivery

Country	Non-family assistance	Model of care	Comments
France [10]	Community nurses	Mostly CAPD 3–4 visits; some APD 2 visits	51% incident patients on assisted PD: 82% nurse (funded by healthcare system) and 18% family
Denmark [11, 12]	Community nurses or nursing home staff	Predominantly APD with 2 visits	Assisted programme also used to support urgent start PD—funded by healthcare system
Ontario, Canada [12, 13]	Community nurses	APD 1–2 visits/day	Funded by healthcare system; many also have access to integrated geriatric care
British Columbia, Canada [14]	Community non-healthcare professionals with PD training	APD 1 visit/day	Trial in one centre; funded by healthcare system
UK [15]	Non-healthcare professionals with PD training	Predominantly APD 1 visit/day; 2 visits/day APD or CAPD supported in some centres	Assistants predominantly from healthcare agency organized by commercial supplier of PD fluid; some units employ own assistants; funded by healthcare system
Brazil [16]	Nurse assistant	APD 1–2 visits/day	Single centre experience; asPD funded by renal centre as not reimbursed by public healthcare system
China [17, 18]	Home care assistant, younger PD patients	CAPD 3–4 exchanges	Funded by family/patient; some centres train younger PD patients to assist older ones