Table 2.

Selection Criteria for Recruitment of Participants.

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

- Involved in the care of patients who have kidney disease, are on dialysis, whether hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or home dialysis - Nephrologists, unit directors, head nurses/nurse managers as well as nurses, but may also include other staff members working in dialysis, in particular home dialysis - Healthcare professionals involved in transplant coordination to the extent that they interact with patients seeking a kidney transplant, or experience working with patient donors and/or recipients, or have been suggested by other participants as important to talk to - Particular attention was given to those working in dialysis, in particular in home dialysis

- Healthcare professionals defined as working specifically in the area of kidney transplantation - Those defined as working in renal services, as it remained unclear as to whether this may include kidney transplantation