@article{ref1,
title="How do Thai patients with end stage renal disease adapt to being dependent on haemodialysis?: a pilot study",
journal="Journal of Renal Care",
year="2011",
author="Yodchai, Kantaporn and Dunning, Trisha and Hutchinson, Alison M. and Oumtanee, Areewan and Savage, Sally",
volume="37",
number="4",
pages="216-223",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Researchers have explored the experiences of patients on haemodialysis (HD); however, most studies do not include Thai patients. Thus, the way Thai patients experience and adapt to HD is unknown. AIM: To conduct a pilot study to explore how HD affects Thai patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and understand HD patients' perspectives about adapting to being dependant on HD. METHODS: Data were collected using semi-structured interviews that focused on problems, feelings, thoughts, attitudes and ways of adapting to HD. Grounded theory (GT) method was selected to guide data collection and analysis. FINDINGS: Five patients (age range 24-66 years; mean 45.40 years; mode = 24) participated in the study. Four main coping processes emerged during data analysis: planning, adjustment and avoidance, belief in religion and superstition and living with hope. In addition, the patients reported a range of adverse effects of HD including fluid restriction, fatigue, effects on sexual activity, altered body image, fear of dying, stress and depression and suicide. CONCLUSION: Thai patients with ESRD felt treatment, including HD, adversely affected their lives and required physical, psychological and social changes to enable them to cope. They reported use of a range of strategies to deal with the adverse effects.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1755-6678",
doi="10.1111/j.1755-6686.2011.00232.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-6686.2011.00232.x"
}