The context experienced by family members and people under hemodialytic treatment

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.77640

Keywords:

Nursing, Chronic Disease, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Renal Dialysis, Family

Abstract

Objective: to understand the context experienced by the family member and person undergoing hemodialysis treatment. Method: exploratory, qualitative and cross-sectional descriptive study, approved by the research ethics committee, carried out with patients with chronic kidney disease and their families, in a municipality in the interior of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, between June and July 2019. Used semi-structured interview, with guiding questions for the structural composition of the genogram and ecomap. After transcribing the speeches, the categories were read and constructed based on the information found. Results: comprising nine participating families, 18 interviews were carried out, obtaining the categories: Family support, External support to the family, Resignation and Coping with the disease. Conclusion: the way in which each patient and family will experience being sick and interpret this meaning will make this particular and personal adaptation, as well as coping, particularly when considering that, within the family nucleus, a restructuring occurs amid the demands of care.

Author Biographies

Bárbara Ebilizarda Coutinho Borges, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Mestre. Aluna do curso de doutorado pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 

Nathália Luiza Cândido de Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Aluna do curso de mestrado da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 

Marília Rute de Souto Medeiros, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Mestre em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 

Jose Lenartte da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeiro. Mestre em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Maria Leonor Paiva da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Mestre. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 

Allyne Fortes Vitor, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Doutora. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Rafaela Carolini de Oliveira Távora, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeira. Doutora. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. 

Published

2023-12-14

How to Cite

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Borges BEC, Oliveira NLC de, Medeiros MR de S, Silva JL da, Silva MLP da, Vitor AF, et al. The context experienced by family members and people under hemodialytic treatment. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 14 [cited 2025 May 28];31(1):e77640. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/77640

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Research Articles