O significado da hemodiálise para o paciente renal-crônico: a busca por uma melhor qualidade de vida / The meaning of hemodialysis for the chronic renal patient:the searh for the quality of life.

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2000

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This qualitative study aimed to understand the meaning of hemodialysis and the impact of this therapeutic mode of treatment in quality of life of patients affected by chronical kidney disease of the Hemodialysis unity of the University Hospital at the University of São Paulo . Data collection was carried out through interview, and had as methodological framework the Oral History. Data were presented and analysed as narrative and using the illness trajectory according to BURY. In their reports some informants state that well being and the possibility of life maintenance is gained through hemodialysis. However they express their feelings concerned to the irreversibility of disease and the imposition of the treatment. Each one constructs his/her own meaning for hemodialysis. Each one has to cope in his/her own way what influences quality of life, in which juxtaposes expectations in relation the expectations in relation to kidney transplantation. For some the illness experience meant life re-examination and re-consideration of social relations. The narratives allowed to understand their experience and the complexity which involves hemodialysis. Moreover it shows that improvement of quality of live is result of their ability to cope with the events which happen in their life trajectory.

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doença crônica health ilness process. hemodialysis paciente renal crônico hemodiálise chronic renal patient processo saúde-doença. quality of life qualidade de vida chronic disease

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