ADHERENCE TO HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT: THE PERCEPTION OF CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS

Authors

  • Camilla de Godoy Maciel Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil
  • Rafaela Novaes Ferraz Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil
  • Anna Karla de Oliveira Tito Borba Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora Assistente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
  • Iracema da Silva Frazão Enfermeira, doutora em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.
  • Vanessa Vieira França Enfermeira, Mestranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41112

Keywords:

Chronic renal failure, Renal dialysis, Patient cooperation.

Abstract

This descriptive exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, aimed to identify factors which influence adherence to hemodialysis treatment in the perception of chronic renal patients. A total of 35 patients participated, who were assisted by a public hemodialysis service in a state capital in the Northeast of Brazil, with data collection taking place between May and August 2014. The information was collected through a semistructured questionnaire and was analyzed using the ALCESTE software. The main factors that influence adherence were: transport difficulties, deficit of knowledge regarding the illness, limitations of the treatment, problems experienced in the hemodialysis sessions, control of the rates through laboratory examinations, religious faith, the hemodialysis machine, and social support. It is considered, therefore, that the factors influencing adherence are complex, making it necessary to undertake multi-professional activity in order to understand this phenomenon, and to develop educational strategies with a view to raising individuals’ awareness regarding the importance of adherence to the treatment and possible improvement in quality of life.

Author Biographies

Camilla de Godoy Maciel, Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil

Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil

Rafaela Novaes Ferraz, Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil

Enfermeira, Especialista em Nefrologia pelo Hospital Barão de Lucena, Recife, PE, Brasil

Anna Karla de Oliveira Tito Borba, Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora Assistente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.

Enfermeira, Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora Assistente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.

Iracema da Silva Frazão, Enfermeira, doutora em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.

Enfermeira, doutora em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Professora adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil.

Vanessa Vieira França, Enfermeira, Mestranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil

Enfermeira, Mestranda em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brasil

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Published

2015-09-24

How to Cite

Maciel, C. de G., Ferraz, R. N., Tito Borba, A. K. de O., Frazão, I. da S., & França, V. V. (2015). ADHERENCE TO HEMODIALYSIS TREATMENT: THE PERCEPTION OF CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41112

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2015)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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