ESRD
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients starting dialysis have significant and often daunting changes to their lifestyle, and investigators have only little information from the patient perspective on patient experiences during dialysis initiation. To explore patient perspectives when starting dialysis, this study aims to collect information on patient perspectives.
Detailed description
Patients starting dialysis have significant and often daunting changes to their lifestyle, and investigators have only little information from the patient perspective on patient experiences during dialysis initiation. To explore patient perspectives when starting dialysis, this study aims to collect information on patient perspectives, understand what made patient experiences better, and what could further improve their experiences when patients first start dialysis. The investigators will enroll patients within 90 days of starting dialysis, and conduct semi-structured recorded interviews with patients. All patients will provide informed consent. The interviews will be transcribed verbatim. * The transcripts will be reviewed line by line by qualitative researchers to identify concepts and themes, and will be developed into a coding schema. * The preliminary themes will be discussed among the investigators to facilitate consensus.
Interventions
There is no intervention in this study. This is a qualitative research study where patients will be interviewed.
Sponsors
Satellite Healthcare
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients receiving in-center hemodialysis care at Satellite Healthcare at the start of the study period. * Patients who started with in-center hemodialysis as a first renal replacement therapy. * Patients receiving dialysis for ≤ 90 days.
Exclusion criteria
* Age \< 18 years. * Unable to understand or communicate in English. * Inability to participate because of cognitive impairment or active psychological condition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Experiences of patients starting dialysis. | One time interview. | Collect information from interviews to understand the experiences of patients starting dialysis. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed