Types of vicarious learning experienced by pre-dialysis patients.

Journal: SAGE open medicine
Published Date: Apr 10, 2015

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis renal replacement treatment options are in clinical equipoise, although the cost of haemodialysis to the National Health Service is £16,411/patient/year greater than peritoneal dialysis. Treatment decision-making takes place during the pre-dialysis year when estimated glomerular filtration rate drops to between 15 and 30 mL/min/1.73 m(2). Renal disease can be familial, and the majority of patients have considerable health service experience when they approach these treatment decisions. Factors affecting patient treatment decisions are currently unknown. The objective of this article is to explore data from a wider study in specific relation to the types of vicarious learning experiences reported by pre-dialysis patients.

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  • Kate McCarthy
    Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK; University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.
  • Jackie Sturt
    Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London, London, UK.
  • Ann Adams
    Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

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