Social expectations experienced by young adults with chronic kidney disease

Abstract

Objective: to point out the social expectations experienced by teenagers with chronic kidney disease. Methods: it is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study, which used the theoretical perspective of Geerts and Leininger. It was performed from June to August of 2013, having 8 teenagers as participants, who were under hemodialysis. Results: it was noticed that the informants' lives were related to their social expectations relative to this stage, with influences of values, beliefs, rules, and lifestyles. Thus, it was highlighted that the teenager life was constituted by the desire of a family formation, the performance of labor activities, studies, and leisure. Final Conclusions: as a lived stage by a teenager consists in a period marked by events and achievements, which have decisions and important choices, it is accentuated the necessity of a human, welcoming, and comprehensive professional attention.