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HAEMODIALYSING AT HOME: THE CLIENT EXPERIENCE OF SELF‐TREATMENT
Author(s) -
Polaschek N.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
edtna‐erca journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1755-6686
pISSN - 1019-083X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2005.tb00386.x
Subject(s) - home dialysis , renal replacement therapy , perspective (graphical) , quality of life (healthcare) , treatment modality , modality (human–computer interaction) , dialysis , medicine , psychology , nursing , psychotherapist , intensive care medicine , surgery , computer science , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence
SUMMARY This paper reports a study that sought to describe the experience of people using home haemodialysis as their modality of renal replacement therapy. The study employed a critical interpretive methodology. After developing a framework for the research, a small group of renal clients who haemodialyse themselves in their own homes were intensively interviewed. This study describing the renal client perspective indicates that, although more demanding for them than in‐centre treatment, self‐treatment at home can enable a superior quality of life for many people living on dialysis.