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Between Survival and Sacrifice: Marital Experiences of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Key takeaways

This is an interview study of married people on hemodialysis, describing how treatment reshapes a marriage. Patients described a pull between staying alive and what the schedule costs their partner and their intimacy. Interview research describes lived experience: it shows what people report, not proof of cause. It puts words to a strain that clinic visits rarely ask about.

Who did this work

Seher Çakmak (Gümüşhane University) · Hicran Karataş (University of Turku)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-19
https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.70409