If you can't comply with dialysis, how do you expect me to trust you with transplantation? Australian nephrologists' views on indigenous Australians' 'non-compliance' and their suitability for kidney transplantation
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- 作者：Kate Anderson (1)
Jeannie Devitt (1)
Joan Cunningham (2)
Cilla Preece (1)
Meg Jardine (1)
Alan Cass (3) - 关键词：Kidney transplantation ; Indigenous peoples ; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ; Compliance
- 刊名：International Journal for Equity in Health
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：December 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：11
- 期：1
- 全文大小：173KB
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Jeannie Devitt (1)
Joan Cunningham (2)
Cilla Preece (1)
Meg Jardine (1)
Alan Cass (3)
1. The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia
2. Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University Darwin, Australia, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
3. The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
文摘
Introduction Indigenous Australians suffer markedly higher rates of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) but are less likely than their non-Indigenous counterparts to receive a transplant. This difference is not fully explained by measurable clinical differences. Previous work suggests that Indigenous Australian patients may be regarded by treating specialists as 'non-compliers', which may negatively impact on referral for a transplant. However, this decision-making is not well understood. The objectives of this study were to investigate: whether Indigenous patients are commonly characterised as 'non-compliers'; how estimations of patient compliance factor into Australian nephrologists' decision-making about transplant referral; and whether this may pose a particular barrier for Indigenous patients accessing transplants. Methods Nineteen nephrologists, from eight renal units treating the majority of Indigenous Australian renal patients, were interviewed in 2005-06 as part of a larger study. Thematic analysis was undertaken to investigate how compliance factors in specialists' decision-making, and its implications for Indigenous patients' likelihood of obtaining transplants. Results Specialists commonly identified Indigenous patients as both non-compliers and high-risk transplant candidates. Definition and assessment of 'compliance' was neither formal nor systematic. There was uncertainty about the value of compliance status in predicting post-transplant outcomes and the issue of organ scarcity permeated participants' responses. Overall, there was marked variation in how specialists weighed perceptions of compliance and risk in their decision-making. Conclusion Reliance on notions of patient 'compliance' in decision-making for transplant referral is likely to result in continuing disadvantage for Indigenous Australian ESKD patients. In the absence of robust evidence on predictors of post-transplant outcomes, referral decision-making processes require attention and debate.