The information needs of older people who choose supportive care over dialysis: A case study approach Moustakas,J, Bennett,PN and Tranter,S 2015, The information needs of older people who choose supportive care over dialysis: A case study approach, Renal Society of Australasia Journal, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 6-11. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads moustakas-theinformation-2015.pdf Published version application/pdf 662.36KB 253 Title The information needs of older people who choose supportive care over dialysis: A case study approach Author(s) Moustakas,J Bennett,PN orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-3499 Tranter,S Journal name Renal Society of Australasia Journal Volume number 11 Issue number 1 Start page 6 End page 11 Publisher Renal Society of Australasia Publication date 2015-03 ISSN 1832-3804 Keyword(s) Advanced chronic kidney disease Dialysis Older people Patient education Supportive care Nursing Summary Background: Supportive care is increasingly being viewed as an appropriate alternative option to dialysis or transplantation for older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (ACKD). The purpose of this study was to explore the information needs of older people with ACKD who choose supportive care as their treatment. Methods: A case study approach using semi-structured interviews and medical case note review methods was used to explore the information needs of six older people receiving supportive care. Results: The majority of the information the participants had recalled receiving placed a greater emphasis on dialysis over supportive care. Although they did not want dialysis, they were not clear on what supportive care meant or whether they had a supportive care plan. Participants perceived they had never been given specific information about supportive care. Medical case note review revealed infrequent and non-systematic documentation in medical case notes. Conclusions: In the absence of a formal nephrology supportive care program, information may be provided in an unplanned, non-systematic approach to older people and their families who choose supportive care. Language eng Field of Research 111003 Clinical Nursing: Secondary (Acute Care) Socio Economic Objective 920210 Nursing HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Renal Society of Australasia Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30072846 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Nursing and Midwifery Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 30 Apr 2015, 13:11:05 EST Thu, 30 Apr 2015, 13:11:35 EST Fri, 01 May 2015, 05:05:14 EST Fri, 15 May 2015, 06:25:44 EST Wed, 20 May 2015, 15:48:37 EST Wed, 20 May 2015, 15:49:45 EST Mon, 25 May 2015, 09:43:24 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 09:09:28 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:14:33 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:30:44 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 1 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 476 Abstract Views, 255 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 30 Apr 2015, 13:11:35 EST