Perfil de enfrentamento (COPING) e qualidade de vida dos pacientes em lista de espera de transplante renal

Abstract

Introduction: chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by structural changes or kidney function present for more than three months with health implications. Faced with these changes and complications, the patients undergo stressors capable of influencing their coping with the disease and treatment perspectives. Objective: to characterize the coping profile of patients on the waiting list for renal transplantation based on the Jalowiec Coping Scale (CJD) and to evaluate quality of life using SF-36. Method: a cross-sectional quantitative study that took place at the hemodialysis unit of Hospital São Lucas PUCRS, patients on the waiting list for renal transplantation, who are over 18 years of age and literate were included. Data was collected through a questionnaire with patient socio demographic information, CJD and SF36. Results: 58 patients were included, 51.7% (n = 30 males, mean age of 44.6 (± 15.2) years, 12.3% (n = 7) were above 65 years of age, more than half, 57.9% (n = 33) had elementary education. Thirty-one (54.4%) patients were married, (n = 31); 37.5% (n = 21) had one children and were of the catholic religion 62,5% (n = 35). In relation to CJD, the predominant profile was self - confident (0.455) and optimistic (0.404) 42 and 6 patients, respectively, of which 54 were focused on emotion. The dimensions evaluated with the best quality of life were: pain (67.2), social aspects (66.6) and mental health (65.4). There was a weak significant negative correlation, (r <0.333), between palliative style and vitality (r = -0.288, p = 0.028) and palliative and social aspects (r = -0.283; p = 0.031). There was a moderate negative correlation between general well being and emotive style (R = -0.424, p = 0.025) and palliative (r = -0.524, p = 0.004), as well as between Vitality and Palliative style (r = -0.530; P = 0.004). In males, there was a significant, negative moderate correlation result with a (0.300 <r≤0.600) beteween Pain dimension with the Confrontive style (r = -0.413; p = 0.023) and Emotive (r = -0.370). Conclusion: the coping profile of patients on hemodialysis and in waiting list for tranplant was mostly self-confident and optimistic. The best domains in the quality of life were Pain, Social Aspects and Mental Health, and the worst physical and emotional aspects.