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Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study

Authors: Rasheeda K. Hall, Michael P. Cary Jr., Tiffany R. Washington, Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 3/2020

Abstract

Purpose

Patient priorities for quality of life change with age. We conducted a qualitative study to identify quality of life themes of importance to older adults receiving dialysis and the extent to which these are represented in existing quality of life instruments.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adults aged ≥ 75 years receiving hemodialysis to elicit participant perspectives on what matters most to them in life. We used framework analysis methodology to process interview transcripts (coding, charting, and mapping), identify major themes, and compare these themes by participant frailty status. We examined for representation of our study’s subthemes in the Kidney Disease Quality of Life (KDQOL-36) and the World Health Organization Quality of Life for Older Adults (WHOQOL-OLD) instruments.

Results

Among the 12 participants, average age was 81 (4.2) years, 7 African-American, 6 women, and 6 met frailty criteria. We identified two major quality of life themes: (1) having physical well-being (subthemes: being able to do things independently, having symptom control, maintaining physical health, and being alive) and (2) having social support (subthemes: having practical social support, emotional social support, and socialization). Perspectives on the subthemes often varied by frailty status. For example, being alive meant surviving from day-to-day for frail participants, but included a desire for new life experiences for non-frail participants. The majority of the subthemes did not correspond with domains in the KDQOL-36 and WHOQOL-OLD instruments.

Conclusion

Novel instruments are likely needed to elicit the dominant themes of having physical well-being and having social support identified by older adults receiving dialysis.

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Title: Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study
Authors: Rasheeda K. Hall
Michael P. Cary Jr.
Tiffany R. Washington
Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric
Publication date: 01-03-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Care
Published in: Quality of Life Research / Issue 3/2020
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02349-9

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Quality of life in older adults receiving hemodialysis: a qualitative study

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