Patient perspectives and preferences for rehabilitation among people living with frailty and chronic kidney disease: a qualitative evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the patient perspective of frailty is critical to offering holistic patient-centred care. Rehabilitation strategies for patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and frailty are limited in their ability to overcome patient-perceived barriers to participation, resulting in high rates of drop-out and non-adherence. The aim of this study was to explore patient perspectives and preferences regarding experiences with rehabilitation to inform a CKD/Frailty rehabilitation model.

Methods

This qualitative study involved two focus groups, six individual semi-structured interviews and three caregiver semi-structured interviews with lived experience of advanced kidney disease and frailty. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and coded for meaningful

SUBMITTER: Kennard AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401252 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature