PURPOSE: The purposes of this pilot study were to determine which replacement therapy group would be most appropriate for exploring the concept of choice and to refine the research question. METHODS: This exploratory, descriptive study used a phenomenological method. RESULTS: Four themes were derived: (1) uncertainty of long-term health, (2) lack of choice, (3) no memory of making a choice, and (4) lack of information about renal replacement therapies. CONCLUSIONS: No participant remembered actually making a choice regarding their renal replacement therapies.
PURPOSE: The purposes of this pilot study were to determine which replacement therapy group would be most appropriate for exploring the concept of choice and to refine the research question. METHODS: This exploratory, descriptive study used a phenomenological method. RESULTS: Four themes were derived: (1) uncertainty of long-term health, (2) lack of choice, (3) no memory of making a choice, and (4) lack of information about renal replacement therapies. CONCLUSIONS: No participant remembered actually making a choice regarding their renal replacement therapies.
Authors: Melania Calestani; Sarah Tonkin-Crine; Rishi Pruthi; Geraldine Leydon; Rommel Ravanan; J Andrew Bradley; Charles R Tomson; John L Forsythe; Gabriel C Oniscu; Clare Bradley; John Cairns; Christopher Dudley; Christopher Watson; Heather Draper; Rachel J Johnson; Wendy Metcalfe; Damian G Fogarty; Paul Roderick Journal: Nephrol Dial Transplant Date: 2014-07-04 Impact factor: 5.992
Authors: Javier Roberti; Amanda Cummings; Michelle Myall; Jonathan Harvey; Kate Lippiett; Katherine Hunt; Federico Cicora; Juan Pedro Alonso; Carl R May Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2018-09-04 Impact factor: 2.692