Introdução: O cuidado com um idoso dependente pode gerar desgastes psicológicos, físicos, emocionais e sociais para os cuidadores familiares, alterando sua qualidade de vida, diminuindo o apoio social e aumentando os sintomas depressivos e a sobrecarga. O apoio social formal pode auxiliar no enfrenta...
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify factors associated with the quality of life/spirituality, religion and personal beliefs of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. Method: correlational cross-sectional study. The following instruments were applied through individual interviews: t...
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the instrumental and emotional social support of patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample was sized for convenience and included 103 participants under treatment in a Renal Replacement Therapy Unit. Dat...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the frailty level of elderly people with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study involving 60 participants and carried out at a Renal Replacement Therapy Unit. The Edmonton Frail Scale, translated and validated to Portuguese, was used ...
