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- Title
The care of elderly patients receiving pre-dialysis treatment: a descriptive study.
- Authors
da Silva Jacobi, Caren; Beuter, Margrid; Oliveira Girardon-Perlini, Nara Marilene; Brentanno Timm, Arlete Maria; Bruinsma, Jamile Laís; Mistura, Claudelí
- Abstract
Aim: to describe the views of relatives regarding the care services provided for their elderly relatives receiving pre-dialysis treatment. Method: this was a qualitative-descriptive study, with participants including eight elderly individuals and their families who attended a uremia outpatient clinic. Data collection occurred between March and July 2013 at families' homes and the study used genograms and circular question interviews. To analyze the data, this study used topic content analysis. Results: besides the regular demands of aging, families need to add pre-dialysis treatment to their elderly relatives' routines. The possibility of dialysis forces relatives to change their roles and search for other possible solutions to the illness. Discussion: families search for alternatives within both the realm of common sense and in the spiritual world in order to meet the demands of their elderly relatives' illness. Conclusion: family care for the elderly is fundamental in the fight against renal disease and the dialog between relatives and health professionals can improve care performance.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure; ACADEMIC medical centers; ELDER care; AGING; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC kidney failure; CONTENT analysis; FAMILIES; HEALTH behavior; HEMODIALYSIS; HOME nursing; OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; INTERVIEWING; LIFE skills; RESEARCH methodology; PATIENT-family relations; QUALITY of life; HEALTH self-care; SPIRITUALITY; COMORBIDITY; QUALITATIVE research; ACTIVITIES of daily living; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; INDEPENDENT living; OLD age
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2016, Vol 15, Issue 4, p713
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article