EDTNA/ERCA journal (English ed.)
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Due to our experience in haemodialysis (HD) we became interested in evaluating the quality of care given during HD treatment. In May 1994, we conducted a cross sectional survey comparing the assessment of the total interaction between nurses and haemodialysis patients in a Lisbon dialysis facility. Our purpose was to identify nurses' and patients' opinion on the total interaction established during the dialysis treatment among both groups.
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Previous work undertaken by the author has detailed factors that are known to contribute to psychological reactions experienced post renal transplantation by the recipient (Dowsett, 1991). Such information has thus prompted a more detailed investigation into identifying the emotional and psychological needs of adult renal transplant recipients and to establish whether the care received from health professionals and significant others is meeting the needs of these patients following renal transplantation.