The study was done at HUCH Division of Nephrology (hereafter DN). It treats patients with renal disorders to which the only medical cure is kidney transplantation. Patients, including those on a waiting list for organ donations, need dialysis, artificial cleaning of the blood three to seven times a week. There are two principal methods, peritoneal- and hemodialysis. Hemodialysis can be conducted in three ways: as institutional care at an inpatient ward; as an out-patient procedure where a patient pays regular visits to a clinic or a satellite dialysis station; or as home dialysis, where the patient self-administers the therapy. Home hemodialysis has the benefits of being cheaper, enabling more frequent and longer dialysis sessions, which has a corresponding positive impact on the patients’ condition, and allowing a greater autonomy to the patient. The research focused on the home hemodialysis (HHD) unit.