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Mothers requiring dialysis: parenting and end-stage kidney disease

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posted on 2024-06-13, 16:20 authored by K Wadd, P Bennett, J Grant
Background
Mothers requiring dialysis to treat end-stage kidney disease face the challenging demands of the disease and dialysis treatment in addition to their role as a parent.

Objective
To describe the experience of mothers who require haemodialysis.

Methods
Four mothers receiving haemodialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease in regional Australia were interviewed to explore the mothers' experiences, attitudes, beliefs and values of their dual role as mothers and haemodialysis recipients.

Results
The overarching theme emerging from the data was the competing roles of motherhood and dialysis. Four key sub-themes emerged: fitting everything in, internal family challenges, lost connections and striving for normality.

Conclusion
Being a mother adds a range of complexities to being on dialysis. While managing dialysis, mothers struggle to care for their children and stay connected with family life. Nephrology health professionals are uniquely placed to support mothers and need to develop strategies to ease their burdens of care.

History

Journal

Journal of renal care

Volume

40

Pagination

140-146

Location

Paris, France

ISSN

1755-6678

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2014, European dialysis and transplant nurses association

Issue

2

Publisher

European dialysis and transplant nurses association