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Alberta Kidney Care South started an assisted PD program in 2011 using licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and switched to health care aids (HCA) July 2018.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective chart review to describe characteristics of assisted PD patients and their outcomes for each of the models of health care. The primary outcome was the duration of assisted PD from initiation to exit. Secondary outcomes included reasons for exit and the proportion of patients who performed independent PD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 135 patients received assisted PD, mean age 70.7\u2009\u00b1\u200911.2 years and 44.4% (60\/135) women. 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