Abstract

DOMINGUEZ VALDES, Manuel Conrado et al. Knowledge about chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis procedure. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.3, pp. 463-472. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: informed knowledge involves a process that goes beyond the signing of an authorization document. Objective: to determine the level of knowledge about the chronic kidney disease and the hemodialysis procedure by the patients of Abel Santamaría Cuadrado General Teaching Hospital of Pinar del Río, in the period between March and May 2012. Material and method: an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional and applied study was performed. The universe was made up of the patients undergoing hemodialysis (n=120). The sample was composed by the patients who underwent hemodialysis on the days chosen for applying the survey, which should coincide with the second session of hemodialysis within the week, using the random simple method (n=85), whom were conducted the questionnaire-survey on. To determine association amongst variables, the statistical chi-square test was used at 95% of confidence. Results: the sample came to be mostly young, with low schooling, being also low their knowledge on the disease, and even more critical their knowledge about potential complications in hemodialysis, matters evitable to occur in an authorization document before this procedure. Conclusions: patients with chronic kidney disease and with purifying treatments, as hemodialysis, need to know about a proper informed concernment, applicable to each patient, in order to better prepare them and in doing so to achieve welfare, comfort and their total recovery.

Keywords : Patients; Allied health personnel; Informed consent; Renal dialysis.

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