'You see the empty bed which means it's either a transplant or a death': a qualitative study exploring the impact of death in the haemodialysis community.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the impact of the death of a patient in the haemodialysis unit on fellow patients.

Methods

We interviewed patients on dialysis in a tertiary dialysis centre using semistructured interviews. We purposively sampled patients who had experienced the death of a fellow patient. After interviews were transcribed, they were thematically analysed by independent members of the research team using inductive analysis. Input from the team during analysis ensured the rigour and quality of the findings.

Results

10 participants completed the interviews (6 females and 4 males with an age range of 42-88 years). The four core themes that emerged from the interviews included: (1) patients' relationship to haemodialysis, (2) how patients define the haemodialysis commu

SUBMITTER: Sutherland S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220525 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature