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The prevalence of kidney diseases is on the increase in Nigeria. The cost of its management is far beyond the reach of an average patient. Prevention is thus of paramount importance and awareness of kidney diseases will help in its prevention. The aim of this study is to assess the level of awareness of kidney functions and diseases among adults in a Nigerian population. A semi-structured, researcher - administered questionnaire was the tool for data collection. Four hundred and thirty-five questionnaires were analyzed. There were 160 males (36.8%) and 275 females (63.2%). The mean age was 42.8 ± 14 years with a range of 18-78 years. Among these, 82.1% were aware of the kidneys' involvement in waste removal from the body through urine while 36% and 29% were aware of kidneys' role in blood pressure regulation and blood production, respectively. Only 26.6% correctly identified at least two basic functions of the kidneys. Also, 32.6% of the respondents were aware of at least three common causes of kidney diseases in our environment. Majority of the respondents (70.7%) did not know that kidney diseases could be inherited. Furthermore, belief in alternative therapy for kidney disease was documented in 83.2%, while unawareness of dialysis as a treatment modality was recorded in 68% of the respondents. The awareness of kidney functions and diseases among the population is poor. Measures are needed to improve this to stem the rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Nigeria.
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Fundamentación y objetivo: El incremento de las enfermedades crónicas no trasmisibles (ECNT) en los adultos mayores requiere en no pocos casos de cuidados paliativos. Por la importancia de determinar las necesidades y competencias de los cuidadores primarios, eslabón fundamental, nos propusimos como objetivo, realizar la validación inicial de tres escalas diseñadas en otros contextos para la preparación de cuidadores primarios de pacientes oncogeriátricos cubanos. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio de desarrollo durante el período diciembre/2013-junio/2014. Contó de tres etapas: la traducción por expertos de las Escalas de Necesidad de Preparación para el Cuidador, Competencia Percibida para el Cuidado y el Inventario de Necesidades de la Familia; seguido de la validación de contenido en dos rondas por criterio de expertos, para lograr la adaptación de las escalas y, por último, un estudio con la versión cubana resultante. Teniendo en cuenta los criterios de conformación de la muestra, el estudio se realizó con 40 cuidadores primarios de pacientes oncogeriátricos del área de salud del policlínico Boyeros. Resultados: Los valores del índice de consistencia interna alfa de Cronbach fueron de 0,891 para la Escala de Necesidad de Preparación para el Cuidado, de 0,7761 para la Escala de Competencia Percibida para el Cuidado y de 0,9149 para el Inventario de Necesidades Familiares. Predominaron los cuidadores primarios con necesidad de preparación para el cuidado, con autoconfianza para desempeñar su rol y satisfechos con las necesidades identificadas como importantes. Conclusión: Los resultados preliminares de la versión cubana de estas escalas demuestran que son válidas y confiables para la población estudiada(AU)
Introduction: The increas of chronic non transmitable diseases (ECNT) on elders requiere in not a few quantity of cases of palliative care. Objectives: To create the primary validation of three scales disigned in other context to train the Cuban care givers of oncological-geriatric patients. Methods: A development study was carried out during the period December, 2013 June, 2014. It had three stages: the translation made by experts of the Scales of Training Needs for the Care Giver, Considered Competency for the Care and the Inventory of Family Needs, followed by the context of validation in two rounds done by experts criteria to achieve the adjustment of the scales. Finally, a study with the Cuban version was done. The study was done with 40 care givers of oncological -geriatric patients of Boyeros health area. Results: The values of Cronbach alpha internal consistence level were of 0,891 for the Scales of Training Needs for the Care Giver, 0, 7761 for the Competency for the Care and the Inventory of Family Needs and 0, 9149 for the Inventory of Family Needs. The care givers predominated with the necessity for the care training with self-confident to develop its roll and satisfied with their needs identified as important. Conclusions: The preliminary results of these scales show that they are effective and reliable for their application for similar populations as the one studied(AU)
