Evaluating patients' perceptions of end-stage renal disease.

Patients not adhering to hemodialysis treatment is a pervasive problem in the renal community. We need to identify renal patients' unique needs and incorporate these needs into the delivery of dialysis care. The social workers at the USF Dialysis Center created and implemented a questionnaire to ascertain patients' confidence in and perception of success levels of specific aspects of treatment. Nephrology social work interventions to address the issue of non-compliance are suggested.