ArticleInternational journal of community based nursing and midwifery2017
Uncertainty, the Overbearing Lived Experience of the Elderly People Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study.
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- Lived experiences of people with chronic kidney disease on maintenance dialysis: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Work of being an adult patient with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of qualitative studies.BMJ open · 2018Pooled it
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- Development and psychometric evaluation of uncertainty about disease and treatment scale in hemodialysis patients: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study.BMC psychology · 2024Review
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- Lived Experiences of Patients on Hemodialysis Treatment at Kiruddu National Referral Hospital: A Phenomenological Study.Patient related outcome measures · 2023Article
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- Adherence to Treatment in Patients with Chronic Diseases: From Alertness to Persistence.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2019Article
- The design and evaluation of psychometric properties for a questionnaire on elderly abuse by family caregivers among older adults on hemodialysis.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe chronic kidney disease is a major health concern. The number of the elderly people with chronic renal failure has increased across the world. Dialysis is an appropriate therapy for the elderly, but it involves certain challenges. The present paper reports uncertainty as part of the elderly experiences of living with hemodialysis.
methodsThis qualitative study applied Max van Manen interpretative phenomenological analysis to explain and explore experiences of the elderly with hemodialysis. Given the study inclusion criteria, data were collected using in-depth unstructured interviews with nine elderly undergoing hemodialysis, and then analyzed according to Van Manen 6-stage methodological approach.
resultsOne of the most important findings emerging in the main study was "uncertainty", which can be important and noteworthy, given other aspects of the elderly life (loneliness, despair, comorbidity of diseases, disability, and mental and psychosocial problems). Uncertainty about the future is the most psychological concerns of people undergoing hemodialysis.
conclusionThe results obtained are indicative of the importance of paying attention to a major aspect in the life of the elderly undergoing hemodialysis, uncertainty. A positive outlook can be created in the elderly through education and increased knowledge about the disease, treatment and complications.
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