¿Cómo viven su enfermedad las personas en diálisis?: una mirada cualitativa a la experiencia del paciente / How do patients on dialysis experience their disease? A qualitative approach
Rev. méd. Chile
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150(3): 289-294, mar. 2022.
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in Spanish
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| ID: biblio-1409813
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
End-stage chronic kidney disease is a severe public health problem due to the poor quality of life of patients on dialysis and the costs associated with renal replacement treatment.Aim:
To understand the social representations of kidney disease of people on dialysis. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
In a qualitative study under the post-positivist paradigm, eighteen patients in peritoneal or hemodialysis participated in an in-depth interview. The analysis was performed using content analysis.Results:
Eight categories were identified Friends, Health Care Team, Spirituality and Disease, Family, Health Support System, Physical Consequences, Psychosocial Consequences, Self-Care of Continuous Health-Disease.CONCLUSIONS:
Health care of people on dialysis should take into consideration the experience of kidney disease from the perspective of the patient, including his beliefs and feelings and involving the family, community, and the state.
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Main subject:
Renal Dialysis
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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Uruguay
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Andrés Bello/CL
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Universidad Católica del Norte/CL
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Universidad Católica del Uruguay/UY
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Universidad de Chile/CL
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Universidad de Tarapacá/CL
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