Table 2.

Summary of results

Superordinate themes	Subordinate themes
Impact of ESRD	Physical and financial burden of condition
	Coping techniques – limiting worrisome thoughts and contentment
Making the decision	Immediate rejection of dialysis
	Personal ownership of decision
	Balancing odds and reaching decision:
	Age and life completion
	Financial and physical burden of dialysis
	Unacceptability of being a burden to the families
	Stories of suffering and burden inflicted by dialysis
	Inevitability of death
Feelings towards their choice of treatment	Satisfaction with decision
	Appreciation for medical teams