Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Patient priorities for quality of life change with age. We conducted a qualitative study to identify quality of life themes of importance to older adults receiving dialysis and the extent to which these are represented in existing quality of life instruments.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adults aged ≥ 75 years receiving hemodialysis to elicit participant perspectives on what matters most to them in life. We used framework analysis methodology to process interview transcripts (coding, charting, and mapping), identify major themes, and compare these themes by participant frailty status. We examined for representation of our study's subthemes in the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life for

SUBMITTER: Hall RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028790 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature