The perspectives of Aboriginal patients and their health care providers on improving the quality of hemodialysis services: A qualitative study

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-89

  Rix, Elizabeth F ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^a   Stirling, Janelle ^a   Tong, Allison ^b   Wilson, Shawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural awareness training; Cultural competence; Early screening; Home hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCREENING; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC;

EID: 84920942922     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12201     Document Type: Article

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