Living with frailty and haemodialysis: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Frailty is highly prevalent in people receiving haemodialysis (HD) and is associated with poor outcomes. Understanding the lived experiences of this group is essential to inform holistic care delivery.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews with N = 25 prevalent adults receiving HD from 3 HD units in the UK. Eligibility criteria included a Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score of 4-7 and a history of at least one fall in the last 6 months. Sampling began guided by maximum variation sampling to ensure diversity in frailty status; subsequently theoretical sampling enabled exploration of preliminary themes. Analysis was informed by constructivist grounded theory; later we drew upon the socioecological model.

Results

Participants had a mean age of 69 ± 10 years, 13 we

SUBMITTER: Young HML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature