The purpose of this retrospective study was to explore the behaviors of seeking health care in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Fifty CKD patients who had accepted dialysis therapy within the two-week period of initial dialysis were enrolled. Data collection strategies used included interviews and participated observation. In order to increase result reliability, the investigator also conducted a confirmatory review of participating patient medical records after interviews were completed. The investigation found that CKD patients' initially awareness of their condition came with impaired renal function, after which they sought medical care, began to face the prospect of long term dialysis therapy, accepted the necessity of dialysis therapy, and adapted to living with dialysis therapy. Study results can provide suggestions on how to implement/adjust multidisciplinary pre-dialysis care programs so that health care quality is improved.