Nutritional habits, comorbidities, quality of life and acceptance to hemodialysis treatment
International Journal of Development Research
Nutritional habits, comorbidities, quality of life and acceptance to hemodialysis treatment
Received 27th May, 2018; Received in revised form 26th June, 2018; Accepted 19th July, 2018; Published online 30th August, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Adalvane Nobres Damaceno et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To analyze the perception of patients with Chronic Renal Disease related to hemodialytic treatment. Method: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study developed with nine patients on hemodialysis treatment followed in a renal clinic. The data collection took place in March and April of 2017 through a characterization questionnaire and focused interview. The data were submitted to thematic analysis. Results: There were three categories: the sodium and Chronic Renal Disease; Diabetes Mellitus in chronic renal patients and patient acceptance of hemodialysis. Conclusion: Patients with chronic renal disease who are undergoing dialysis treatment have to adapt to new routines and modify their daily routine.
