Nephrologists' perspectives on the impact of COVID-19 on caring for patients undergoing dialysis in Latin America: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the experiences of nephrologists on caring for patients undergoing in-centre haemodialysis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.

Design

Twenty-five semistructured interviews were conducted by Zoom videoconference in English and Spanish languages during 2020 until data saturation. Using thematic analysis, we conducted line-by-line coding to inductively identify themes.

Setting

25 centres across nine countries in Latin America.

Participants

Nephrologists (17 male and 8 female) were purposively sampled to include diverse demographic characteristics and clinical experience.

Results

We identified five themes: shock and immediate mobilisation for preparedness (overwhelmed and distressed, expanding responsibilities to manage COVID

SUBMITTER: Matus Gonzalez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature