Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease
OBJECTIVE: To describe the social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis. METHOD: Descriptive, qualitative research, anchored on the social representations theory. This study was conducted in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil...
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| author | Caroline Gonçalves Pustiglione Campos Maria de Fátima Mantovani Maria Elisa Brum do Nascimento Cristiam Carla Cassi |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To describe the social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis. METHOD: Descriptive, qualitative research, anchored on the social representations theory. This study was conducted in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil, with 23 adults with chronic kidney disease. Data were collection between February and November 2012 by means of a semi-structured interview, and analyzed using Content Analysis. RESULTS: The interviews led to the categories "the meaning of kidney disease": awareness of finitude, and "survival": the visible with chronic kidney disease. The representation of illness unveiled a difference and interruption in life projects, and haemodialysis meant loss of freedom, imprisonment and stigma. CONCLUSION: Family ties and the individuals´ social role are determining representations for healthcare. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-716d8a3c344e4ebab10827352f6c5fb22022-12-21T21:19:38ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem1983-144736210611210.1590/1983-1447.2015.02.48183S1983-14472015000200106Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney diseaseCaroline Gonçalves Pustiglione CamposMaria de Fátima MantovaniMaria Elisa Brum do NascimentoCristiam Carla CassiOBJECTIVE: To describe the social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease undergoing haemodialysis. METHOD: Descriptive, qualitative research, anchored on the social representations theory. This study was conducted in the municipality of Ponta Grossa, Paraná State, Brazil, with 23 adults with chronic kidney disease. Data were collection between February and November 2012 by means of a semi-structured interview, and analyzed using Content Analysis. RESULTS: The interviews led to the categories "the meaning of kidney disease": awareness of finitude, and "survival": the visible with chronic kidney disease. The representation of illness unveiled a difference and interruption in life projects, and haemodialysis meant loss of freedom, imprisonment and stigma. CONCLUSION: Family ties and the individuals´ social role are determining representations for healthcare.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472015000200106&lng=en&tlng=enInsuficiencia renal crónicaDiálisis renalSalud del adulto |
| spellingShingle | Caroline Gonçalves Pustiglione Campos Maria de Fátima Mantovani Maria Elisa Brum do Nascimento Cristiam Carla Cassi Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem Insuficiencia renal crónica Diálisis renal Salud del adulto |
| title | Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| title_full | Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| title_fullStr | Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| title_short | Social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| title_sort | social representations of illness among people with chronic kidney disease |
| topic | Insuficiencia renal crónica Diálisis renal Salud del adulto |
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