Stressors and stress attenuating factors among elderly subjects in hemodialysis

Authors

  • Eniva Miladi Fernandes Stumm Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul - UNIJUÍ
  • Paola Braz de Abreu Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí – HCI
  • Liamara Denise Ubessi Centro de Educação Superior Norte RS – CESNORS/Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM
  • Dulce Aparecida Barbosa UNIFESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-652X.2013.1.11053

Keywords:

chronic renal insufficiency, renal dialysis, aged, nursing

Abstract

Objective: To understand and analyze stressors and stress attenuating factors experienced by elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis. Materials and Methods: Qualitative study with 15 individuals conducted in 2010 in a northwest hospital Renal Unit of Rio Grande do Sul. Instruments of data collection: semi-structured interview, characterization data and observations in a field diary. Analysis of the results followed the precepts of content analysis. Results: The elderly studied lives with various stressors in their daily life: food and water restrictions, impossibility to work, difficulty in accepting the disease and the treatment, need of traveling for treatment, weakness, dyspnea, erectile dysfunction, visual impairment, the arteriovenous fistula and/or the vascular catheter, fear of the dialyzing equipment, guilt feelings, changes in the self-image, self esteem, loss of autonomy. The stress attenuating factors include: family support, resignation, acceptance, religious belief and expectation of a renal transplantation. Conclusion: The study allows identification of stressors and stress-relieving factors in the elderly patients studied.

Author Biographies

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

Enfermeira, mestre, Docente do Departamento de Ciências da Saúde da Unijuí

Paola Braz de Abreu, Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí – HCI

Enfermeira pela Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do RS – UNIJUÍ, pós-graduanda em Nefrologia pela UFRGS, Enfermeira na Unidade de Diálise do Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí – HCI. Endereço: Rua do Comércio, 3000, bairro Universitário, Ijuí, RS, Brasil, CEP 98700.000. Telefone: (55) 3332 0461.

Liamara Denise Ubessi, Centro de Educação Superior Norte RS – CESNORS/Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM

Psicóloga, Enfermeira, Sanitarista, mestranda em Educação nas Ciências pela UNIJUÍ, bolsista CAPES, professora substituta no Centro de Educação Superior Norte RS – CESNORS/Universidade Federal de Santa Maria – UFSM, campus Palmeira das Missões-RS. Endereço: Rua Irmãos Person, 176, Centro, Ijuí, RS, Brasil, CEP 98700.000. Telefone: (55) 9607 0996.

Dulce Aparecida Barbosa, UNIFESP

Enfermeira, professora livre docente da UNIFESP

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Published

2013-03-19

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Original Articles

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