Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Gender Disparity in CKD: An Interview Study
Recent publication
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects more women than men worldwide, but men are more likely to receive kidney replacement therapy. An Austrian study, with Dr. Ida Aringer PhD and Prim. Clin. Ass. Prof. Dr. Martin Wiesholzer from the Clinical Department of Internal Medicine 1 at St. Pölten University Hospital, investigated how patients and their caregivers perceive these differences. The results show that women often face particular challenges: They feel socially disadvantaged, bear responsibility for the family and often put themselves last. Despite this, many women actively take care of their health and advocate for their needs. Men, on the other hand, are more often dependent on the support of others and have difficulties accepting their illness.
Lewandowski, M. J., Kurnikowski, A., Vanek, L., Bretschneider, P., Schwaiger, E., Krenn, S., Hödlmoser, S., Gauckler, P., Pirklbauer, M., Horn, S., Brunner, M., Zitt, E., Kirsch, B., Windpessl, M., Aringer, I., Wiesholzer, M., Ritschl, V., Stamm, T., Jauré, A., & Hecking, M. (2024). Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Gender Disparity in CKD: An Interview Study. Kidney360, Artikel 10.34067/KID.0000000594. Vorzeitige Online-Publikation. https://doi.org/10.34067/KID.0000000594
Prim. Clin. Ass. Prof. Dr. Martin Friedrich Wiesholzer
Division of Internal Medicine 1 (University Hospital St. Pölten)