Feeling Well and Having Good Numbers
Renal Patients’ Encounter With Clinical Uncertainties and the Responsibility to “Live Well
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4663571 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Kang (0000-0001-9522-1911, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), Helen H Kang (University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Terese Stenfors-Hayes (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden), Terese Stenfors (0000-0002-0854-8631, Karolinska Institutet) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1591-1602 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732315591484 |
| PMID | 26130653 |
| OpenAlex | W813295813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 32 |
Individuals living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) must be mindful of their diet and exercise, take multiple medications, and deal with other compounding illnesses. We observed renal patients' encounters with health professionals at a renal clinic for tensions and gaps in patients' and health professionals' understandings of "living well" with CKD. We found that the renal patients at the clinic become emotionally invested in the fluctuations in the numbers on their blood work. Narrative practices of health professionals greatly affect how patients emotionally deal with the possibility of dialysis, transplant, death, or aging. Expectations to "live well" can become a moral burden to be a "good" patient. The gaps between the priorities of patients, their caregivers, and health professionals complicate the notion of "living well" with CKD. Trust, rapport and the practice of listening appear to have the greatest impact in addressing these gaps
Active listening · Dialysis · Feeling · Health care · Health professionals · Kidney disease · Narrative · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |