Filtered Out: Dialysis transition - patient experiences.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Filtered out: Patient experience of transition from peritoneal dialysis to haemodialysis - a qualitative study.
IRAS ID
189937
Contact name
Mark Lambie
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals North Staffordshire
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 7 days
Research summary
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects an estimated 6% of the UK population (Roth et al., 2011). Approximately 2% of these patients progress to end stage renal failure (ESRF) (NICE, 2014), requiring the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) (renal transplant or dialysis) to prolong life (Levy et al., 2009).
The UK renal association currently estimates there are 34000 patients across the UK receiving dialysis for ESRF (UKRR, 2015). Prediction modelling indicates that this number is likely to increase (The Renal Association, 2015) due to several factors including; an ageing population (House of Lords Select Committee, 2013; Zhang et al., 2008), increasing rates of diabetes (Lai and Tang, 2011) and improving rates of survival of patients receiving dialysis (UKRR, 2013).
Transitional periods between RRT modalities have been linked with increased morbidity and mortality (Chan et al., 2011). There exists a paucity of data relating to these transitional periods particularly regarding patients personal experiences during transition (Lambie and Davies, 2015).
The proposed study aims to examine the impact of moving between dialysis modalities upon patients in terms of their daily life and psychosocial well-being. This will be conducted on patients recently transitioning between peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis. This will be achieved by conducting semi-structured interviews at Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) with 10 patients aged 18 or over. Interviews will last 30 minutes and be conducted by a junior doctor working within the renal unit.
The subject areas will focus on activities of daily living, nutrition, personal finance, relationships, social life, social support and social well-being.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/WM/0397
Date of REC Opinion
26 Oct 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion