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Therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic renal failure under dialytic treatment
Itinerario terapéutico de pacientes renales crónicos en ratamiento dialítico
Itinerário terapêutico de pacientes renais crônicos em tratamento dialítico
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Abstract Objective: To know the therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) under dialytic treatment. Method: This is a descriptive and exploratory study, with qualitative nature, performed in 40 patients with chronic renal failure who underwent dialysis in a clinic located in the muni... view more
Objective: To know the therapeutic itinerary of patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) under dialytic treatment. Method: This is a descriptive and exploratory study, with qualitative nature, performed in 40 patients with chronic renal failure who underwent dialysis in a clinic located in the municipality of NatalRN. The data collection was held through semi-structured interviews. Results: The study showed that the therapeutic itinerary of the interviewed patients was marked by the discovery of the renal disease, search for health care, dialytic treatment and future prospects. Conclusion: it was notorious that the majority of the interviewed were belatedly referred to the specialist, when the renal function is already largely affected, which often requires a dialytic treatment or even the accomplishment of urgent admissions. The transplantation was characterized as hope for a better quality of life and release from the dialytic therapy.... view less
Keywords
chronic illness; medical care; nursing; patient; health care; therapy; public health services; organ transplant; quality of life
Classification
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
Dialyse
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 525-538
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i2.525-538
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed