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Introducción: En el trasplante renal de donante vivo son las mujeres las que donan con más frecuencia. Las profesionales de nefrología tienen un papel muy importante en la información sobre los tratamientos de sustitución renal y la ayuda en la toma de decisiones.Objetivo:Explorar cómo influye la perspectiva de género en el trasplante renal de donante vivo desde la visión de las profesionales de nefrología.Metodología:Estudio cualitativo fenomenológico. Participaron 13 profesionales de las Unidades de Nefrología y Trasplante Renal de Catalunya. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas y se analizaron a través de un análisis temático.Resultados:Las opiniones y percepciones de las profesionales de nefrología se clasificaron a través de los siguientes temas: 1) manera de informar sobre los tratamientos; 2) donación habitual; 3) predisposición para donar y 4) actitud de la persona donante. Las mujeres se muestran más predispuestas a donar debido a los mandatos de género, además de las desigualdades en el mercado laboral. Cabe destacar que, la forma en la toma de decisión es igual para hombres y mujeres. Así mismo, las mujeres se muestran más preparadas psicológicamente y se recuperan más rápido del postoperatorio.Conclusiones:La feminización en la donación de riñón es la suma de factores médicos, socioculturales y económicos. Los roles de género influyen en las mujeres en sus actitudes y comportamientos a lo largo de todo el proceso de trasplante renal de vivo. Las profesionales de nefrología entrevistadas describen las diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en la donación de riñón. (AU)
Introduction: In living donor kidney transplantation, women are the most frequent donors. Nephrology professionals play a very important role in informing about renal replacement treatments and assisting in decision-making.Objective:To explore how gender perspective influences living donor renal transplantation from the views of nephrology professionals.Methodology:A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out. Thirteen professionals from the Nephrology and Renal Transplant Units in Catalonia participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using a thematic analysis.Results:The opinions and perceptions of female nephrology professionals were classified according to the following topics: 1) way of informing about treatments; 2) habitual donation; 3) predisposition to donate and 4) attitude of the donor. Women are more likely to donate due to gender mandates, as well as to inequalities in the labour market. It should be noted that the decision-making process is the same for men and women, that women are better psychologically prepared and recover more quickly from the postoperative period.Conclusions:Feminization in kidney donation is the sum of medical, socio-cultural and economic factors. Gender roles influence womens attitudes and behaviours throughout the living kidney transplantation process. The female nephrology professionals interviewed describe the differences between men and women in kidney donation. (AU)
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Humans , Nephrology Nursing , Health Personnel , Kidney Transplantation , Gender PerspectiveABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Living-donor transplantation is the best treatment option in patients with chronic kidney failure. Global data show that women are less likely to be kidney recipients than men but are more likely to become living kidney donors. We explored the experience of women who donate a kidney to relatives with biological and socio-cultural ties and to understand the similarities and differences in their experience. METHODS: A qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study with an intersectional analysis of gender. Ten women donors accepted in the transplant evaluation period participated, all of whom donated a kidney to a pre-dialysis relative. Two categories were included: women with biological kinship ties (mothers, sisters) and women who have a socio-cultural relationship (wives) with kidney recipient. The data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: Women donate their kidneys in a convinced manner, without worrying about their health, with an optimistic and positive attitude, and without believing that they are acting heroically. Women with biological kinship ties see it as a 'naturalization thing'. In contrast, wives donate conditioned by gender roles, but also as a form of empowerment and as a personal benefit: they donate in order to avoid taking on carer role for their husband and as a way of protecting their children. CONCLUSION: The study's findings expand the conception of kidney donation as solely altruistic and may help professionals to pay attention to the complexity and intersectionality of features present in women who are living kidney donors.
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Kidney Transplantation , Living Donors/psychology , Living Donors/statistics & numerical data , Women/psychology , Adult , Aged , Altruism , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The experiences described by people who have undergone kidney transplant are complex. Understanding how donors and recipients experience kidney transplantation can help us to design strategies that provide a more person-centred health care. OBJECTIVES: To review articles that report the experiences of donors and recipients in the living-donor kidney transplantation process. METHOD: A systematic review of qualitative studies was carried out. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases were used to search for articles published in English, French and Spanish between 2005 and 2018. RESULTS: Twenty-nine articles were included in this review. For recipients, receiving a kidney is a positive experience (positive feelings and significant experience) that also involves certain difficulties and stressors (making a difficult decision, fears and worries). The experience of the donors is positive as they are motivated to improve the life of the recipient. They are committed to donating and use coping strategies as well as experiencing personal growth. On the contrary, being a donor involves certain difficulties and stressors (personal investment, mental, physical and economic impact and overcoming opposition) and a perception of deficiency in the health system (lack of information and attentiveness). CONCLUSION: Donating and receiving a kidney is a positive experience that involves certain difficulties and a variety of stressors for both the donors and recipients. Moreover, the donors note deficiencies in the health system.
ANTECEDENTES: Las experiencias que explican las personas sometidas a un trasplante renal son complejas. Entender como experimentan el trasplante renal los donantes y los receptores nos puede ayudar a diseñar estrategias para proporcionar una atención sanitaria más centrada en la persona. OBJETIVOS: Revisar artículos que hablen sobre las experiencias de los donantes y los receptores en el proceso de trasplante renal de donante vivo. MÉTODO: Se realizó una revisión sistemática de estudios cualitativos. Se utilizaron las bases de datos Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cinahl y Psycinfo para buscar artículos desde el año 2005 hasta 2018 publicados en inglés, francés o español. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 29 artículos en esta revisión. Para los donantes la experiencia de donar es positiva ya que están motivados para mejorar la vida del receptor, donan de forma convencida, utilizan estrategias de afrontamiento y experimentan crecimiento personal. Por otro lado, donar supone dificultades y estresores (inversión personal, impacto económico, físico, mental y superar la oposición) y percepción de carencia en el sistema sanitario (falta de información y desatención). Para los receptores el recibir un riñón es una experiencia positiva (sentimientos positivos y experiencia significativa) ligada también a dificultades y estresores (toma de decisión difícil, temores y preocupaciones). CONCLUSIONES: Dar y recibir un riñón es una experiencia positiva que comporta dificultades y factores estresantes diferentes para los donantes y para los receptores. Además, los donantes constatan una carencia en el sistema sanitario. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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Life Change Events , Organ Transplantation/psychology , Patients/psychology , Tissue Donors/psychology , Humans , Kidney/abnormalities , Organ Transplantation/adverse effects , Qualitative ResearchABSTRACT
OBJETIVO: Describir el impacto de una intervención educativa hospitalaria estandarizada incluyendo la realización de ejercicios físicos activos, en el bienestar personal, capacidad funcional y nivel de conocimiento de los pacientes en hemodiálisis. MÉTODO: Estudio cuasiexperimental, no controlado, antes y después, con medidas repetidas de las variables respuesta a las 4, 8 y 12 semanas, después de participar en una intervención educativa a nivel hospitalario y de ejercicio físico intradiálisis. Se desarrolló en la Unidad de Nefrología del Consorcio Hospitalario de Vic, entre setiembre y diciembre de 2014. Se evaluó el bienestar de los pacientes, capacidad funcional y conocimientos. Instrumentos de valoración: indicadores de resultados de enfermería NOC, índice de Barthel, escala FAC de Holden, Timed Get Up and Go test y escala de Daniels. RESULTADOS: Se incluyeron 68 (80%) pacientes y finalizaron 58 (85,3%) de los cuales el 62,1% eran hombres y una media de edad de 70,16±13,5 años. Después de 12 semanas, los pacientes presentaron mejores puntuaciones de bienestar personal (2,33±1,2; 3,88±0,8), más autonomía para realizar las actividades de la vida diaria (Barthel: 92,8±12,8; 93,5±13,9), más fuerza muscular (escala de Daniels: 3,81±0,7; 4,19±0,6) y andaban más ligeros (Get Up and Go test: 14,98±8,5; 15,65±10,5). Todas las diferencias de las puntuaciones fueron estadísticamente significativas (p < 0,05), excepto el índice de Barthel. CONCLUSIONES: La intervención educativa y de ejercicios físicos activos desarrollada en el ámbito hospitalario mejora el bienestar personal, el grado de conocimiento y la capacidad funcional de los pacientes en hemodiálisis
OBJECTIVE: To describe the impact of a standard hospital educational intervention including active physical exercises on personal well-being, functional capacity and knowledge of the benefits of prescribed physical activity for patients undergoing haemodialysis. Method: An uncontrolled, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study with repeated measures of response variables at 4, 8 and 12 weeks after participating in an educational and physical exercise hospital intervention. It was performed at the Nephrology Unit at the Hospital Complex in Vic within september and december 2014. The patients' well-being, functional capacity and knowledge were assessed. Assessment tools: NOC nursing indicators, Barthel index scale, FAC Holden, Timed Get Up and Go test and Daniels scale. RESULTS: We included 68 (80.0%) patients and 58 (85.3%) completed, with a mean age of 70.16±13.5 years; 62.1% were males. After 12 weeks, the patients had better scores of personal well-being (2.33 ± 1.2, 3.88 ± 0.8), more autonomy to perform activities of daily living (Barthel: 92.8 ± 12.8; 93.5 ± 13.9), more muscle strength (Daniels Scale: 3.81 ± 0.7, 4.19 ± 0.6) and walked more briskly (Get Up and Go test: 14.98 ± 8.5; 15.65 ± 10.5). All of the score differences were statistically significant (P < 05) except the Barthel Index. CONCLUSIONS: The standard educational intervention and active exercise performed at hospital level improved the personal well-being, knowledge and functional capacity of patients on haemodialysis
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Exercise , Exercise Therapy , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Patient Education as Topic , Renal Dialysis , Muscle Strength , Activities of Daily Living , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe the impact of a standard hospital educational intervention including active physical exercises on personal well-being, functional capacity and knowledge of the benefits of prescribed physical activity for patients undergoing haemodialysis. METHOD: An uncontrolled, quasi-experimental, before-and-after study with repeated measures of response variables at 4, 8 and 12 weeks after participating in an educational and physical exercise hospital intervention. It was performed at the Nephrology Unit at the Hospital Complex in Vic within september and december 2014. The patients' well-being, functional capacity and knowledge were assessed. Assessment tools: NOC nursing indicators, Barthel index scale, FAC Holden, Timed Get Up and Go test and Daniels scale. RESULTS: We included 68 (80.0%) patients and 58 (85.3%) completed, with a mean age of 70.16±13.5 years; 62.1% were males. After 12 weeks, the patients had better scores of personal well-being (2.33±1.2, 3.88±0.8), more autonomy to perform activities of daily living (Barthel: 92.8±12.8; 93.5±13.9), more muscle strength (Daniels Scale: 3.81±0.7, 4.19±0.6) and walked more briskly (Get Up and Go test: 14.98±8.5; 15.65±10.5). All of the score differences were statistically significant (P<05) except the Barthel Index. CONCLUSIONS: The standard educational intervention and active exercise performed at hospital level improved the personal well-being, knowledge and functional capacity of patients on haemodialysis.
