PMID- 12224367
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20021105
LR  - 20071115
IS  - 1526-744X (Print)
IS  - 1526-744X (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 4
DP  - 2002 Aug
TI  - Initiation into a dialysis-dependent life: an examination of rites of passage.
PG  - 347-52, 376; discussion 353
AB  - The purpose of this article is to explore the conceptual and empirical 
      application of the rites of passage model in contemporary health care for those 
      who are dialysis dependent. This study used a collective case study design and 
      narrative methodology. A purposive sample yielded 10 participants who were 
      receiving dialysis. Prolonged observation and immersion in the culture of 
      dialysis dependency occurred in the settings of the participants' home and renal 
      units in Queensland, Australia. In-depth interviews and narrative analysis were 
      used. The criteria of reflexivity, voice, and verisimilitude established the 
      rigor of the study. The findings illuminated the three stages of rites of passage 
      (ROP), separation, liminality, and reincorporation, with each stage evident in 
      the participants' stories. Commencing dialysis is an initiation that delineates 
      the transition from one social status to another. It is argued that there is a 
      metaphoric usefulness of the application of the ROP model that might influence 
      the quality of care to dialysis initiates.
FAU - Martin-McDonald, Kristine
AU  - Martin-McDonald K
AD  - Department of Nursing, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
FAU - Biernoff, David
AU  - Biernoff D
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Nephrol Nurs J
JT  - Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' 
      Association
JID - 100909377
MH  - Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Disease Progression
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Interviews as Topic
MH  - *Life Change Events
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Renal Dialysis/nursing/*psychology
EDAT- 2002/09/13 10:00
MHDA- 2002/11/26 04:00
CRDT- 2002/09/13 10:00
PHST- 2002/09/13 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2002/11/26 04:00 [medline]
PHST- 2002/09/13 10:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Nephrol Nurs J. 2002 Aug;29(4):347-52, 376; discussion 353.