Patient Perspectives on Arteriovenous Fistula Placement, Maturation, and Use: A Qualitative Study
Among a group of predominantly Black HD patients, perspectives surrounding the AVF care continuum included consideration of the circumstances of dialysis initiation, patient knowledge, and the life impacts of dialysis access. These findings may inform targeted interventions aimed at optimizing dialysis access use and addressing disparities across the AVF continuum.
Authors
- Timmy C. Lee
- Deidra C. Crews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-5776)
- Mae Thamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-7193)
- Dipal Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-839X)
- Michael Allon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2575-2711)
- Bryce M. Churilla
- Yi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3302-5709)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Medical Technology and Practice Patterns Institute (US)
- Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100919
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.49
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities