The frequency and significance of the "difficult" patient: The nephrology community's perceptions

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-239

  King, Karren ^a   Moss, Alvin H ^a  

^a 825 W Meyer Blvd ^*

Author keywords

dialysis patient; dialysis patient discharge; dialysis patient dismissal; Difficult dialysis patients; disruptive dialysis patients; termination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEPHROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; AGED; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 4444376919     PISSN: 15485595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.arrt.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Levine D.Z. What is our duty to a "hateful" patient? Differing approaches to a disruptive dialysis patient. Am J Kidney Dis. 34:1999;775-789
2. Mason S.J. Managing disruptive patients. Dial Transplant. 21:1992;206-208. 212-213
3. Shared decision-making in the appropriate initiation of and withdrawal from dialysis. 2000;Renal Physicians Association and American Society of Nephrology, Washington, DC
4. Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition. Working with noncompliant and abusive patients. 1994;MARC, Midlothian, VA
5. Johnstone S., Seamon V., Halshaw D., et al. The use of mediation to manage patient-staff conflict in the dialysis clinic. Adv Ren Replace Ther. 4:1997;359-371
6. Balint J. There is a duty to treat noncompliant patients. Semin Dial. 14:2001;28-31
7. Valdez R., Rosenblum A. Suggested steps for dismissal of the problematic patient. Dial Transplant. 22:1993;610-613
8. Silver D. Psychotherapy of the characterologically difficult patient. Can J Psychiatry. 28:1983;513-521
9. Miller R.B. Treating the disruptive patient. Neph News Issues. June:1995;39-40
10. Johnson C.C., Moss A.H., Clarke S.A.D., et al. Working with noncompliant patients Practical strategies based on ethics and the law. Adv Ren Replace Ther. 3:1996;77-86
11. Rau-Foster M. Addressing violence in the dialysis unit. Part I. Neph News Issues. 11:1997;8-9
12. Rau-Foster M. Addressing violence in the dialysis unit. Part II. Neph News Issues. 11:1997;12
13. Rau-Foster M. Violence in the dialysis unit revisited. Neph News Issues. 13:1999;23
14. Iqbal A., Holley J.L. Ethical issues in end-stage renal disease patients who use illicit intravenous drugs. Semin Dial. 8:1995;35-38
15. Orentlicher D. Denying treatment to the noncompliant patient. JAMA. 265:1991;1579-1582
16. Cummings K.M., Becker M.H., Kirscht J.P., et al. Intervention strategies to improve compliance with medical regimens by ambulatory hemodialysis patients. J Behav Med. 4:1981;111-127
17. Laidlaw J.K., Becken J.E., Whitney F.W., et al. Contracting with outpatient hemodialysis patients to improve adherence to treatment. ANNA J. 26:1999;37-40
18. Keane T.M., Prue D.M., Collins F.L. Jr. Behavioral contracting to improve dietary compliance in chronic renal dialysis patients. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 12:1981;63-67
19. Wenerowicz W.J. The use of behavior modification techniques for the treatment of hemodialysis patient non-compliance A case study. J Dial. 3:1979;41-50
20. Sagawa M., Oka M., Chaboyer W. The utility of cognitive behavioural therapy on chronic haemodialysis patients' fluid intake A preliminary examination. Int J Nurs Stud. 40:2003;367-373