Patient attitudes towards kidney transplant listing: qualitative findings from the ATTOM study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is variation in time to listing and rates of listing for transplantation between renal units in the UK. While research has mainly focused on healthcare organization, little is known about patient perspectives of entry onto the transplant waiting list. This qualitative study aimed to explore patients' views and experiences of kidney transplant listing.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients aged under 75, who were on dialysis and on the transplant waiting list, not on the waiting list, undergoing assessment for listing or who had received a transplant. Patients were recruited from a purposive sample of nine UK renal units, which included transplanting and non-transplanting units and units with high and low wait-listing patterns. Inter

SUBMITTER: Calestani M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4209877 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature