Analysis of quality of life in hemodialy users

Authors

  • Cilene Patat Enfermeira graduada pela Universidade Regional do Noroeste do estado do Rio Grande do Sul-Unijuí
  • Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ
  • Rosane M Kirchner Doutora em Engenharia Elétrica - Métodos de Apoio à Decisão, Professora de Estatística da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/CESNORS/Santa Maria (RS)
  • L A Guido Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem pela Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo. Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/RS. Pesquisadora colaboradora.
  • Dulce A Barbosa . Pós-Doutor em Nefrologia. Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP - São Paulo (SP),
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.11.3.137231
Keywords: quality of life, renal insufficiency, renal dialysis, health personnel.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the quality of life of hemodialysis patients (patients who receive hemodialysis) in a Nephrological Unit from a hospital in the northwestern region of Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil.

Methods: A study of several analysis centers, quantitatively. Data collected from April to August 2010. 77 out of 102 users who were invited, accepted. Instruments that were used: sociodemographics data, Kidney Disease and Quality of Live-Short Form (KDQOL-SFTM).

Results: They were mainly male (70.1%) who were between 50 - 70 years old, 59.7% married, with children, low education (76.6%) and retired (79.2%). The 48.8% assessed their health more or less good and a 44.2% as good. Dimensions with lower average scores: "work situation" (20.78), "physical function" (22.8%) and "emotional function" (25.97), with median zero. The dimension "stimulation by the team (96.43) had the highest average and median 100.

Conclusion: Dialysis sustains life, relieve symptoms, prevent complications but it does not prevent the disease progression. There are negative interferences in the quality of life such as the work situation, physical and emotional function. In contrast, it affects  positively in the good relationship x user team.

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Author Biography

Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm, Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ

Enfermeira, Mestre em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), doutoranda em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do estado de São Paulo (UNIFESP), professora, vinculada ao curso de Enfermagem do Departamento de Ciências da Vida (DCVida) da Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Unijuí).
Published
03-07-2012
How to Cite
[1]
Patat, C. et al. 2012. Analysis of quality of life in hemodialy users. Global Nursing. 11, 3 (Jul. 2012). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.11.3.137231.
Issue
Vol. 11 No. 3 (2012): #27 - Julio
Section
Clínica

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