Authors
Melania Calestani, Sarah Tonkin-Crine, Rishi Pruthi, Geraldine Leydon, Rommel Ravanan, J Andrew Bradley, Charles R Tomson, John L Forsythe, Gabriel C Oniscu, Clare Bradley, John Cairns, Christopher Dudley, Christopher Watson, Heather Draper, Rachel J Johnson, Wendy Metcalfe, Damian G Fogarty, Paul Roderick
Publication date
2014/11/1
Journal
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Volume
29
Issue
11
Pages
2144-2150
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Background
There is variation in time to listing and rates of listing for transplantation between renal units in the UK. While research has mainly focused on healthcare organization, little is known about patient perspectives of entry onto the transplant waiting list. This qualitative study aimed to explore patients' views and experiences of kidney transplant listing.
Methods
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with patients aged under 75, who were on dialysis and on the transplant waiting list, not on the waiting list, undergoing assessment for listing or who had received a transplant. Patients were recruited from a purposive sample of nine UK renal units, which included transplanting and non-transplanting units and units with high and low wait-listing patterns. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis.
Results
Fifty-three …
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