Life Options Free Materials

Patient Interest Checklists

These educational needs assessment tools will help clinic staff identify each patient's learning needs and interests. Use the appropriate checklist for each patient's experience with dialysis: end-stage renal disease, or long-term dialysis (1 year or more).

• End-stage Renal Disease
• Long-term Dialysis (1 year +)

Fact Sheets (Informes Breves)

Now available in Spanish! Use these easy-to-read 2-page fact sheets about anemia, vascular access, hemodialysis adequacy, fluids, dialysis equipment, rehabilitation, and more. Resource lists and frequently-asked questions make these fact sheets both user-friendly and substantive.

English

• Anemia
• Depression
• The Dialysis Machine
• Exercise
• Fluids
• Hemodialysis Adequacy
• How to Talk to Your Healthcare Team
• Rehabilitation
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Skin and Hair Problems on Dialysis
• Traveling on Dialysis
• Vascular Access

En Español

• Anemia
• Cómo enfrentar la depresión
• El dializador
• Ejercicio físico durante toda la vida
• Líquido y diálisis
• Tener una hemodiálisis adecuada
• Cómo hablar con su equipo de atención médica
• Rehabilitación
• Síndrome de piernas inquietas
• Problemas del cabello y de la piel por la diálisis
• Viajes con diálisis
• Acceso vascular

Goal-Setting Worksheet

Using this step-by-step worksheet, you can identify and work toward developing goals in any area, from reducing serum phosphorus to spending more time with friends.

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