"Time for dialysis as time to live": Experiences of time in everyday life of the Swedish next of kin of hemodialysis patients

The aim of this study was to explore the content of time in everyday life as experienced by the next of kin of patients on hemodialysis in Sweden. Chronic renal disease often requires hemodialysis, which is a time‐consuming treatment that makes it necessary to carefully plan everyday life and involv...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2009-03, Vol.11 (1), p.45-50
Main Authors: Ziegert, Kristina, Fridlund, Bengt, Lidell, Evy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Caring sciences
Cohort Studies
content analyis
content analysis
Dialysis
Everyday life
experience of time
Families & family life
Female
Health
Health Status
Hemodialysis
Humans
Impact analysis
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS
Interpersonal Relations
Kidney diseases
Kidney Failure, Chronic - psychology
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
MEDICIN
MEDICINE
Middle Aged
Next of kin
Nursing
Omvårdnad
Quality of Life
Renal Dialysis - methods
Renal Dialysis - psychology
Sickness Impact Profile
Sweden
Time Factors
TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN
Vårdvetenskap
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Summary:The aim of this study was to explore the content of time in everyday life as experienced by the next of kin of patients on hemodialysis in Sweden. Chronic renal disease often requires hemodialysis, which is a time‐consuming treatment that makes it necessary to carefully plan everyday life and involves the next of kin to a large degree. This study used a descriptive design with a content analysis approach. The analysis of the data from the twenty interviews revealed the experiences of time in the everyday lives of the next of kin of a patient on hemodialysis. The content of time in everyday life can be described as follows: fragmented time, vacuous time, and uninterrupted time. The findings show how everyday life time for the next of kin is minimized and that the common life space is contracted. The next of kin must be provided with supervision in order to provide them with more of their own time in everyday life, which can benefit their health.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00429.x