Estilo de Vida y Adherencia al Tratamiento Hemodialítico Integral en pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica

Abstract

Kidney disease is constituted as one of the contemporary social problems in health, not only because of the high costs of renal replacement treatments but also because of the direct impact on the morbidity and mortality rate, being a transcendent issue, the study aims to determine the influence of lifestyle on adherence to comprehensive hemodialysis treatment in patients with chronic renal failure, for which a methodology with a quantitative approach was developed, using two previously validated questionnaires, to identify the lifestyle of patients with chronic renal failure and the level of adherence to hemodialysis treatment, the population consisted of 71 patients who belong to the "Menydial Tulcán Kidney Clinic" of which, through inclusion and exclusion criteria, agreed to participate in the study 41. The results showed that the predominant lifestyle among the patients with chronic renal failure correspond to: regular healthy, followed by healthy and unhealthy lifestyle, as well as, the study showed that most patients have a high level of adherence, followed by a medium and low level. Through hypothesis testing, the association was activated and agreed between the two variables, reflecting that lifestyle is related to adherence to treatment, since the results obtained make it possible to make visible the need to implement tertiary prevention strategies aa through health communication programs that promote self-care, keep the disease under control and prolong the patient's survival.