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Renal Dialysis Abatement: Decision-making & Social Impact Of The Transition To Terminal Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,000.00
Summary
A study of the impact on patients and their families of the decision to stop kidney machine dialysis, and the transition to terminal care, either in an in-patient hospice-palliative care unit or domicillary service. The study will employ a combination of quantitative demographic and qualitative social science methodologies. There will be a special focus on the decision-making process, given that a dialysis cessation decision will usually lead to death within a few weeks.