Psychosocial and physical experiences of haemodialysis patients in Ghana

The chronicity of end-stage renal disease and the uncertainties surrounding course its treatment necessitate ongoing psychosocial assessment these patients. This study explored physical experiences haemodialysis A qualitative was conducted in one medical unit a teaching hospital Accra, Ghana. sample 10 female male patients, undergoing haemodialysis, were recruited. Interviews audio taped. Data transcribed verbatim analysed through content analysis, coding categorisation. From narrated by participants, four main themes emerged, which divided into sub-themes. These included: psychological (anxiety, depression, anger, worrying, fear death); social (intentional isolation, inability to attend functions, effect dialysis on marriage); economic encounters (difficulty financing treatment, loss income, lowered productivity); (problems with sleeping, fluid diet restrictions, accessing site). Based findings, it is recommended that counselling centres should be attached units order counsel patients their families before commences. Future studies capture how cope experiences.