Open AccessPerceptions, Barriers, and Experiences With Successful Aging Before and After Kidney Transplantation: A Focus Group Study
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Van Pilsum Rasmussen,
Fatima Warsame,
Ann K. Eno,
Ying Hua,
Karina Covarrubias,
Christine E. Haugen,
Nadia M. Chu,
Deidra C. Crews,
Meera N. Harhay,
Nancy L. Schoenborn,
Dorry L. Segev,
Mara McAdamsDeMarco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000002848
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , focus group , kidney disease , transplantation , successful aging , dialysis , psychological intervention , kidney transplantation , disease , nursing , marketing , business
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are living longer, often into older age, and commonly pursue kidney transplantation. Successful aging, a multidimensional construct of physical and social wellbeing, has been expanded and adapted for patients with chronic disease. However, perceptions of, barriers to, and experiences with successful aging among adults with ESKD are unclear and likely differ based on whether they have received a kidney transplant.