Nursing technologies: repercussions on the quality of life of adolescents on hemodialysis
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https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269X.00964Keywords:
Nursing, Renal Dialysis, Quality of Life, Nursing Care, Specialized Nursing FacilitiesAbstract
Introduction: Studies have highlighted the repercussions of diseases, such as chronic renal failure, on people’s quality of life, considering the implications of disease and treatment in various spheres. Objective: to evaluate the impact of a light technology as nursing care on the quality of life of adolescents with chronic renal on hemodialysis. Method: Convergent healthcare assistance action research on a dialysis clinic in Fortaleza/Ceará, in the period from March to May 2013. Eight teenagers in the hemodialysis program participated. Data production was divided into two stages (pre and post-development of the 8 workshops). Data were collected with the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire, consisting of 26 questions concerning four patient’s domains: physical, psychological, social and environmental relations. Data were analyzed with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences-version 15.0. Results: adolescents in the chronic renal dialysis program suffer changes in their quality of life. However, the technology implemented in the workshops had a positive impact, particularly, in the physical domain, followed by the psychological one. Conclusions: light technology favors the humanization of healthcare assistance through the reception, interaction, socialization and development of relations, contributing to a better quality of life.Downloads
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