End of life of patients treated with haemodialysis as narrated by their close relatives

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 776-784

  Axelsson, Lena ^a,b   Klang, Birgitta ^b   Lundh Hagelin, Carina ^a,b,c   Jacobson, Stefan H ^d   Andreassen Gleissman, Sissel ^a,d  

^a SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

End of life; End stage renal disease; Haemodialysis; Qualitative content analysis; Qualitative interviews; Retrospective interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84958923022     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12209     Document Type: Article

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