AI Article Synopsis
- End-stage chronic kidney disease significantly affects patients' quality of life and incurs high healthcare costs, prompting the need for deeper understanding.
- The study involved interviews with eighteen dialysis patients to explore their social perceptions of kidney disease, through qualitative methods like content analysis.
- Eight key categories emerged from the findings, highlighting the importance of social support, personal beliefs, emotional well-being, and the need for a holistic approach to healthcare that engages patients, families, and communities.
Article 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 And Methods: 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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