Stakeholder-Guided Development of Dialysis Vascular Access Education Materials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Initiating hemodialysis via an arteriovenous (AV) access is considered best practice for most patients. Despite the well-recognized advantages of AV access, 80% of US patients start hemodialysis with a catheter. Limited patient knowledge about vascular access, among other factors, may play a role in this high rate. We used iterative stakeholder input to develop novel, mixed media vascular access education materials and evaluated their preliminary acceptability.

Methods

We conducted preliminary focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders to assess patient vascular access understanding and elicit perspectives on existing education materials. We then used stakeholder input to inform initial development and iterative updates to the content and design of a

SUBMITTER: Dorough A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8786100 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature