Open AccessIdentifying Needs and Barriers to Engage Family Members in Transplant Candidate Care
Author(s) -
Warren T. McKinney,
Marilyn J. Bruin,
Sophie Kurschner,
Melissa R. Partin,
Allyson Hart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
progress in transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2164-6708
pISSN - 1526-9248
DOI - 10.1177/15269248211002794
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , feeling , psychological intervention , medicine , intervention (counseling) , social support , transplantation , nursing , kidney transplantation , health care , focus group , qualitative research , family medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , social science , business , surgery , marketing , sociology , economics , economic growth
Friends and family members provide critical support to patients on the waitlist for deceased donor kidney transplantation. However, little is known about how best to support and engage them effectively to improve patient outcomes.