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Patients' perception of comfort facilitators during hemodialysis procedure : a qualitative study
Joint Authors
Muhammadi, Isa
Borzou, Said Rida
Anosheh, Munirah
Kazim Najjad, Anoshirvan
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 7 (31 Jul. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-07-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : The patients receiving hemodialysis spend a lot of their lifetime in the hemodialysis departments, which is an unpleasant experience.
Therefore, some interventions are necessary to relieve this experience.
Objectives : The current study aimed to explore the hemodialysis patients' perceptions of comfort facilitators during the hemodialysis procedure.
Patients and Methods : This study was conducted by a qualitative content analysis approach.
Twenty four patients receiving hemodialysis participated in this study by purposive sampling.
The sampling was over when the data saturation occurred.
The semi-structured interviews were applied as the main data gathering tool.
The data analysis was conducted by conventional qualitative content analysis in eight phases.
Results : Three themes emerged: The presence of competent nurses, the delightful presence of the others, and coping with comfort obstacles.
Each theme consisted of some categories.
Conclusions : It seems that to achieve the patients' comfort during the hemodialysis procedure, the health care teams, hospitals in charge and the patients themselves have to do their best to provide the patients' comfort.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Borzou, Said Rida& Anosheh, Munirah& Muhammadi, Isa& Kazim Najjad, Anoshirvan. 2014. Patients' perception of comfort facilitators during hemodialysis procedure : a qualitative study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 7, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Borzou, Said Rida…[et al.]. Patients' perception of comfort facilitators during hemodialysis procedure : a qualitative study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 7 (Jul. 2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-387365
American Medical Association (AMA)
Borzou, Said Rida& Anosheh, Munirah& Muhammadi, Isa& Kazim Najjad, Anoshirvan. Patients' perception of comfort facilitators during hemodialysis procedure : a qualitative study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 7, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-387365
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p.5-6
Record ID
BIM-387365