Family dynamics are the patterns of relating, or interactions, between family members. Each family system and its dynamics are unique, although there are some common patterns. All families have some helpful and some unhelpful dynamics.
According to USRDS data from. 2006,nearlyonehalfofincidentdialysispatientsin. the United States are senior citizens, with the me-. dian age at dialysis initiation at 64.4 yr old.1 Fur-. thermore,theelderlyarethefastest-growinggroup. of incident dialysis patients, meaning that this me-.
According to clinical report, the average life span of people who are undergoing dialysis is about 5 years, because long-term dialysis can easily cause many side effects such as electrolyte disorder, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and so on to threaten patientsâ life.