Design of Therapeutic Education Workshops for Home Heamodialysis in a Patient-Centered CKD Research: A Qualitative Study
Abstract Rationale & Objective: A quarter of the patients did not receive any information on any modality before the start of Renal Remplacement Therapy (RRT). We have therapeutic education workshops for all RRT except for home heamodialysis (HHD). We aimed to identify and describe the needs of patients and caregivers for RRT with HHD. Lastly, to conceive and carry out a Therapeutic Education Workshop. Setting & Participants: Two sequential methods of qualitative data collection were undertaken: (1) interviews with a patient who had been on HHD and a doctor specialized in HHD (2) semi-structured interviews with HHD patients in our center. Analytic Approach: Thematic analysis. Results: We identified six themes related to the barriers, facilitators, and potential solutions to home dialysis therapy: (1) HHD allows autonomy and freedom with constraints, (2) safety of the care environment, (3) the caregiver and family environment, (4) patient’s experience and experiential knowledge, (5) self-treatment experience - Impact on life, and (6) factors that impact the choice of treatment with HHD.We designed a model for a therapeutic education workshop in a group of patients and caregivers. . Conclusions: Our study confirmed previous results obtained about the major barriers, facilitators, and potential solutions to HHD. There are three important points regarding HHD: (1) the impact of the HHD on the caregiver, (2) the experience of patients already treated with HHD, and (3) the role of nurses and nephrologists in informing and educating. A program to develop patient-to-patient peer mentorship, allowing patients to discuss their dialysis experience, would be invaluable.