Perspectives of healthcare providers on the nutritional management of patients on haemodialysis in Australia: an interview study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To describe the perspectives of healthcare providers on the nutritional management of patients on haemodialysis, which may inform strategies for improving patient-centred nutritional care. DESIGN:Face-to-face semistructured interviews were conducted until data saturation, and thematic analysis based on principles of grounded theory. SETTING:21 haemodialysis centres across Australia. PARTICIPANTS:42 haemodialysis clinicians (nephrologists and nephrology trainees (15), nurses (12) and dietitians (15)) were purposively sampled to obtain a range of demographic characteristics and clinical experiences. RESULTS:Six themes were identified: responding to changing clinical status (individualising strategies to patient needs, prioritising acute events, adapting guidelines), integrating pat

SUBMITTER: Stevenson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855190 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature