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- Title
Haemodialysis patients' experience with fatigue: a phenomenological study.
- Authors
Rezaei, Zahra; Jalali, Amir; Jalali, Rostam; Sadeghi, Masoud
- Abstract
Fatigue is one of the main and serious problems that affects haemodialysis patients' quality of life. It should be actively evaluated and, in this process, cooperation between the patient, their family, and healthcare staff is needed to examine fatigue and improve the quality of healthcare and the patient's life. The aim of the present research was to investigate haemodialysis patients' experiences of fatigue. In this qualitative phenomenological study, 12 participants were selected from haemodialysis patients in two health centres in Iran through purposeful sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and the collected data were analysed using Colaizzi's method. Two main themes, the nature of fatigue and the perception of fatigue, were found. In addition, the results revealed six secondary themes: physical problems, psychosocial problems, behavioural problems, limitations, need for support, and burnout. The results help to clarify the concept and nature of fatigue for this group of haemodialysis patients.
- Subjects
IRAN; CHRONIC kidney failure; MENTAL depression; EMOTIONS; EXPERIENCE; FATIGUE (Physiology); HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS patients; INTERVIEWING; PHENOMENOLOGY; PAIN; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; SOCIAL support; PATIENTS' attitudes
- Publication
British Journal of Nursing, 2020, Vol 29, Issue 12, p684
- ISSN
0966-0461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjon.2020.29.12.684