Establishment And Implementation Of A Clinical Pathway In Saudi Arabia (Research Paper Sample)

ESTABLISHMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLINICAL PATHWAY FOR RENAL PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN SAUDI ARABIA: MIXED METHODS
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Table of Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Summary PAGEREF _Toc534396452 \h 3Background PAGEREF _Toc534396453 \h 4Renal disease PAGEREF _Toc534396454 \h 4Management of Renal Disease PAGEREF _Toc534396455 \h 4Effect of Renal Disease on symptom Burden and Quality of Life PAGEREF _Toc534396456 \h 5Palliative Care and Its Role among Renal Disease PAGEREF _Toc534396457 \h 6Palliative Care Services in Saudi Arabia Applied for Cancer Patients Only PAGEREF _Toc534396458 \h 7Clinical Pathway and Purpose of Use in Health Care PAGEREF _Toc534396459 \h 8Effect of the Clinical Pathway in Quality of Life PAGEREF _Toc534396460 \h 8Research Problem PAGEREF _Toc534396461 \h 9Research Objectives: PAGEREF _Toc534396462 \h 10Research Questions PAGEREF _Toc534396463 \h 11Method PAGEREF _Toc534396464 \h 13Research plan PAGEREF _Toc534396465 \h 14Proposed Data Collection Methods PAGEREF _Toc534396474 \h 15Proposed Data Analysis Technique PAGEREF _Toc534396475 \h 16Contribution to Knowledge PAGEREF _Toc534396476 \h 17Practical and Ethical Considerations PAGEREF _Toc534396477 \h 17Summary and Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc534396478 \h 18References PAGEREF _Toc534396479 \h 20
Summary
Renal disease represents a group of health complications reported in the kidney. Renal diseases are a serious health concern and research has shown ESRD to have a great financial and human resource burden. ESRD management involves the use of in-centre haemodialysis, a treatment modality with a lot of challenges to the patient, such as travel to dialysis centre, long-lasting haemodialysis, restricted dieting, and no guaranteed well-being after the haemodialysis treatment. A clinical pathway is considered as a tool used as a provisional guideline to evidence-based practice on healthcare, which purposes to standardize and improve clinical care in major healthcare interventions. Noticeably, only cancer patient have an access to the PC services in SA while other non-malignant life-threating conditions have not or have very limited access to PC service. As such, there is an evidence-practice gap in including and implementing palliative care and counselling services for non-cancer patients in SA. The research will use a mixed research involved the utilization of both qualitative research and quantitative methods. The study will use observations, interviews, and questionnaires to collect its data. Data analysis will use thematic analysis for qualitative data and descriptive and inferential statistics for quantitative research. In conclusion, this study will establish a national clinical pathway for renal palliative care services in SA, thus informing researchers as well as clinical professionals about palliative care in Saudi Arabia. It will also enlighten healthcare professional in Saudi about PC for non-cancer patients.