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ArticleCanadian journal of kidney health and disease2025

Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on Improving Provider-Patient Interactions in Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study.

Melanie D Talson, Priscila Ferreira da Silva, Juli Finlay, Krista Rossum, Kaytlynn V Soroka, Michael McCormick, Arlene Desjarlais, Hans Vorster, Rachelle Sass, Matthew James and 7 more

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Melanie D TalsonMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Priscila Ferreira da SilvaMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Juli FinlayCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
Krista RossumMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Kaytlynn V SorokaCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
Michael McCormickPatient Governance Council, Can-Solve CKD Network, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Arlene DesjarlaisPatient Governance Council, Can-Solve CKD Network, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Hans VorsterPatient Governance Council, Can-Solve CKD Network, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Rachelle SassMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Matthew JamesCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1876-3917
Manish M SoodDepartment of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Allison JaureFaculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Neesh PannuDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8626-8504
Karthik TennankoreDepartment of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7919-6709
Stephanie ThompsonDepartment of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-6837
Marcello TonelliCumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
Clara BohmMax Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7710-7162

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Improving interactions between people receiving hemodialysis and health care providers of facility-based hemodialysis care is a top priority for patients, caregivers, and health care providers. Objective: To identify challenges for high-quality clinical interactions in facility-based hemodialysis care as well as potential solutions. Design: Multicentre qualitative study using focus groups and semi-structured interviews to elicit the perspectives of patients, caregivers, and health care providers. Setting: Five Canadian facility-based hemodialysis centers. Participants: English-speaking adults receiving facility-based hemodialysis for longer than 6 months, their caregivers, and hemodialysis health care providers. Methods: Between May 2017 and August 2018, focus groups and interviews with patients and their caregivers subsequently informed semi-structured interviews with providers. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis with application of a grounded theory approach. Results: A total of 8 focus groups and 44 interviews were completed. Participants included 64 people receiving hemodialysis, 18 caregivers, and 31 health care providers. Communication between health care providers and patients was often characterized as Limitations: Findings were limited to Canadian context, English-speaking adults, and individuals receiving facility-based hemodialysis in urban centers. Conclusions: Interactions between health care providers and people receiving dialysis are often unidirectional, where the patient is a passive recipient of ideas and information from the health care provider. To promote improved bidirectional interactions, team-based care that includes better tools to improve information transfer, better information regarding roles, and identity of health care team members and opportunities for all members of the health care team, including the people receiving dialysis, to provide input on care plans is required. Trial Registration: Not applicable.

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hemodialysispatient-centered carepatient engagementqualitative researchquality of care

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PMCPMC11696963

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