Week | Content | Aims and objectives |
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1 | Introduction including goal setting | To inform and engage, and to set individual goals for the program |
2 | Education regarding kidney failure, treatment options, living with kidney failure, kidney transplantation specific information including medications, lifestyle habits and complications | To learn more about kidney failure, treatments, and what it may be like to live with renal failure while waiting for or after kidney transplantation |
3 | Acceptance | To understand how acceptance of unwanted experiences may facilitate engaging in meaningful activities, and to identify life values which may guide own behavior |
4 | Problem solving | To identify aspects which are perceived as problematic and practice ways to solve or relate to these aspects |
5 | Behavioral activation I | To become aware of how behavior, thoughts and wellbeing are connected and to map own behavior |
6 | Behavioral activation II | To identify desired change and practice reducing negative behavior and increasing positive behavior |
7 | Behavioral activation III | To identify desired change and practice reducing negative behavior and increasing positive behavior |
8 | Summary and consolidating skills learned | To summarize skills learned and maintain implemented changes |