Thematic synthesis of qualitative studies on patient and caregiver perspectives on end-of-life care in CKD

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 913-927

  Tong, Allison ^a,b   Cheung, Katharine L ^c   Nair, Sumi Sukumaran ^d   Kurella Tamura, Manjula ^d,e   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b   Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

advance care planning; conservative care; dialysis; end of life care; end stage kidney disease; end stage renal disease (ESRD); Palliative care; patient centered care; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DECISION MAKING; FATIGUE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LIFE SATISFACTION; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRUST;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CONSERVATIVE CARE; DIALYSIS; END-OF-LIFE CARE; END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE; END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE (ESRD); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84901495469     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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