Escala de coping aplicada a acompanhantes/familiares de pacientes com doença renal crônica em tratamento dialítico

Abstract

Introduction - The Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V requires substitution therapy of renal function. The dialysis demand treatment, where possible, support from caregivers / family members. Objectives: Profile Coping caregivers / family members, according to Jalowiec Coping Scale (JCS), and the perception of social support and Score Davies Comorbidity (SDC) of patients. Study Type: This is a prospective cross-sectional study. Sample: Caregivers / family members of patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis and patients themselves. Materials and Methods: The following measuring instruments were used: Coping Scale Jalowiec (affirmative multiple choice), Score of Davies Comorbidity (0-7 points), Inventory Social Support Network (ISSN; 0-40 points) and lifting sociodemographic data. Results - study included 138 subjects, 69 caregivers / family members, 69 patients, 48 patients agreed to respond to ISSN. The sample of caregivers / family members was characterized by 72.5% women, 78.2% in "Domestic Partnership", and kinship: spouse (53.6%), followed son of (a) 26.1%. In category Coping, the most frequent was the Focused Problems (78.0%) and the predominant subcategory JCS was the Sustentative profile (42.7%) and Confrontive (24.4%). The analysis of patients showed that: 79.2% had hemodialysis, 58.3% were men, 36.2% had SCD> 2 and at ISSN, 83% noticed a lot of support (35.5 + 5.1). Conclusions: Coping strategy of caregivers / family members depend on the Score of Davies Comorbidity of patients, and the relationship between perceived social support and Coping Jalowiec profiles.