Authors
Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Ikumi Okamoto, Geraldine M Leydon, Fliss EM Murtagh, Ken Farrington, Fergus Caskey, Hugh Rayner, Paul Roderick
Publication date
2015/3/1
Journal
American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume
65
Issue
3
Pages
443-450
Publisher
WB Saunders
Description
Background
Older adults with chronic kidney disease stage 5 may be offered a choice between dialysis and conservative management. Few studies have explored patients’ reasons for choosing conservative management and none have compared the views of those who have chosen different treatments across renal units.
Study Design
Qualitative study with semistructured interviews.
Settings & Participants
Patients 75 years or older recruited from 9 renal units. Units were chosen to reflect variation in the scale of delivery of conservative management.
Methodology
Semistructured interviews audiorecorded and transcribed verbatim.
Analytical Approach
Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
Results
42 interviews were completed, 4 to 6 per renal unit. Patients were sampled from those receiving dialysis, those preparing for dialysis, and those choosing conservative management. 14 patients in each group were …
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