Kidney transplantation: experience of men in hemodialysis entered on the waiting list
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https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100003Keywords:
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Renal Dialysis, Kidney Transplantation, Men’s Health, Nursing.Abstract
Objective: to know the experiences of men with chronic renal failure under hemodialysis treatment entered on the kidney transplant waiting list. Method: qualitative study based on the principles of the National Policy for Integral Attention to Men’s Health and Masculinity, conducted with 11 participants in a hemodialysis service, through serial semi-structured interviews and inductive data analysis. Results: the following categories emerged: Gaps between the health policies and the reality of the male population and Challenges and possibilities of change in the life process. Conclusion: although many of these men see hemodialysis as synonym of imprisonment, others understand it as the possibility of maintaining survival and this help them waiting for the kidney transplant.Deprecated: rtrim(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /var/ojs/html/plugins/generic/piwik/PiwikPlugin.inc.php on line 113
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2015-02-11
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Souza, A. M. de, Filipini, C. B., Rosado, S. R., Dázio, E. M. R., Fava, S. M. C. L., & Lima, R. S. (2015). Kidney transplantation: experience of men in hemodialysis entered on the waiting list. Rev Rene, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000100003
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