Dialysis Patients' Perspectives: A Study of the Q Methodology

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07326306

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-08

Start date

2025-12-30

Completion date

2026-01-31

Last updated

2026-06-30

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Conditions

Dialysis Patients

Keywords

Q methodology, Peritoneal dialysis, Hemodialysis

Brief summary

This study was conducted to systematically examine the subjective experiences and perspectives of dialysis patients regarding their treatment modalities.

Detailed description

In this study, Q methodology was used to systematically examine dialysis patients' subjective experiences and perspectives regarding treatment modalities. Q methodology is a research method that combines qualitative and quantitative paradigms, requiring participants to rank statements expressing their thoughts on a specific topic according to their own perspectives.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Being between 18-65 years of age, * Being able to read and write, * Not having vision or hearing problems, * Voluntary participation in our study, * Being conscious, * Being a patient with end-stage renal failure, * Not having communication problems

Exclusion criteria

• Wishing to withdraw from the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Perception of dialysis treatment	up to 6 months	Hemodialysis patients were asked to rank 24 Q items, developed based on literature review and clinical experience, on a scale from -3 (strongly disagree) to +3 (strongly agree) according to a normal distribution model.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORYavuz Uren, PhD

Yuzuncu Yil University

Outcome results