Living in hemodialysis without social insurance: The voices of renal sick people and their families.
Objective. To examine the perspectives and practices of renal sick people and their families without social insurance regarding problems faced while on dialysis treatment. Materials and methods. A qualitative research was developed in Guadalajara, Mexico. Thirty-seven renal sick people on hemodialys...
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| author | Francisco J Mercado-Martínez Mauricio E Correa-Mauricio |
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| description | Objective. To examine the perspectives and practices of renal sick people and their families without social insurance regarding problems faced while on dialysis treatment. Materials and methods. A qualitative research was developed in Guadalajara, Mexico. Thirty-seven renal sick people on hemodialysis and 50 relatives participated; all affiliated to Seguro Popular. Information was gathered through individual and group interviews. Directed content analysis was carried out. Results. Renal sick people and their families face multiple difficulties while on hemodialysis treatment; nevertheless, economic ones are perceived as a priority due to treatment expenses, lack of financial resources and noncoverage of kidney disease by Seguro Popular. Multiple actions are combined in a circular searching for help process to face
the economic burden. Conclusion. Hemodialysis treatment is an unbearable economic burden for renal sick people and their families without social insurance. Universal access to renal therapies should be implemented urgently. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0e6f0266d3d419e9aee7b5278b490ed2022-12-21T19:52:58ZengInstituto Nacional de Salud PúblicaSalud Pública de México0036-36341606-79162015-03-0157215516010.21149/spm.v57i2.741115870Living in hemodialysis without social insurance: The voices of renal sick people and their families.Francisco J Mercado-Martínez0Mauricio E Correa-Mauricio1Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, México.Objective. To examine the perspectives and practices of renal sick people and their families without social insurance regarding problems faced while on dialysis treatment. Materials and methods. A qualitative research was developed in Guadalajara, Mexico. Thirty-seven renal sick people on hemodialysis and 50 relatives participated; all affiliated to Seguro Popular. Information was gathered through individual and group interviews. Directed content analysis was carried out. Results. Renal sick people and their families face multiple difficulties while on hemodialysis treatment; nevertheless, economic ones are perceived as a priority due to treatment expenses, lack of financial resources and noncoverage of kidney disease by Seguro Popular. Multiple actions are combined in a circular searching for help process to face the economic burden. Conclusion. Hemodialysis treatment is an unbearable economic burden for renal sick people and their families without social insurance. Universal access to renal therapies should be implemented urgently.http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7411hemodiálisisdiálisis renalsistemas de saluddesigualdad en saludinvestigación cualitativaMéxico |
| spellingShingle | Francisco J Mercado-Martínez Mauricio E Correa-Mauricio Living in hemodialysis without social insurance: The voices of renal sick people and their families. Salud Pública de México hemodiálisis diálisis renal sistemas de salud desigualdad en salud investigación cualitativa México |
| title | Living in hemodialysis without social insurance:
The voices of renal sick people and their families. |
| title_full | Living in hemodialysis without social insurance:
The voices of renal sick people and their families. |
| title_fullStr | Living in hemodialysis without social insurance:
The voices of renal sick people and their families. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Living in hemodialysis without social insurance:
The voices of renal sick people and their families. |
| title_short | Living in hemodialysis without social insurance:
The voices of renal sick people and their families. |
| title_sort | living in hemodialysis without social insurance the voices of renal sick people and their families |
| topic | hemodiálisis diálisis renal sistemas de salud desigualdad en salud investigación cualitativa México |
| url | http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7411 |
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