Family Members' Experiences With Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Understanding whether family members' experiences with patients' treatment for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) were expected could guide the development of family-centered interventions that enhance the preparedness of patients and their care partners for kidney replacement therapies. We explored unexpected negative experiences with ESKD treatments among family members of dialysis and posttransplantation patients to identify meaningful directions for family-centered research and clinical care.

Study design

Qualitative study.

Setting & participants

8 focus groups comprising 49 family members of dialysis patients and living donor kidney transplant recipients undergoing medical care in Baltimore, MD.

Analytical approach

Focus groups were stra

SUBMITTER: DePasquale N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380377 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature