Types of vicarious learning experienced by pre-dialysis patients:

SAGE Open Medicine

KateMcCarthy¹ 

关键词: Education;    self-efficacy;    decision-making;    vicarious learning;    long-term condition;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312115580403

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

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 m2. 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.Methods:A qualitative study utilised unstructured interviews and grounded theory analysis during the participant’s pre-dialysis year. The interview cohort comprised 20 pre-dialysis participants between 24 and 80 years of age. Grounded theory de...

【 授权许可】

CC BY