The home visit in peritoneal dialysis: relevant aspects to nursing care

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the home visiting (HV) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) from the look of users who start in ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and discuss the meaning of VD to such subjects. Method: Research of qualitative nature, exploratory-descriptive, which took place in a PD ambulatory of a public hospital. As subjects, seven people treated by PD and four relatives. For the data collection was used semi-structured interview. Results: From the content analysis of the material, two categories emerged: I) Featuring the home visit from the perspective of users who perform peritoneal dialysis and their family and II) Realizing the home visit: subjective dimension of users who perform peritoneal dialysis and their family. Conclusion: The home visit is a rich moment of nurse and user interaction and a great tool for optimizing the care of the individual in his domicile.