Changes in the self-concept mode of women undergoing hemodialysis: a descriptive study
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
13(2): 219-226, 2014.
Article
in English
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-726233
ABSTRACT
Aim:
Identify the changes in the self-concept mode of Roy's theoretical model in women undergoing hemodialysis.Method:
This is a descriptive study, carried out in a city in northeastern Brazil, which involved 24 women undergoing dialysis treatment due to chronic kidney disease (CKD).Results:
The main alterations were low self-esteem in the personal self and sexual dysfunction in the physical self, in terms of the self-concept mode.Discussion:
Women undergoing hemodialysis present self-adaptive problems as in Roy's theoretical model; therefore, nurses should direct their care, emphasizing these adaptive problems.Conclusion:
The changes identified in women undergoing hemodialysis were low self-esteem and sexual dysfunction, in terms of the self-concept mode of Roy's theoretical model...
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Nursing Theory
/
Women's Health
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Renal Dialysis
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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