MEDEIROS, Kayo César Santos de.
Abstract:
Chronic kidney disease brings with it a number of issues that mark the life of the individual from the diagnosis, chronic condition and hemodialysis sources of stress that can lead to problems such as social isolation, employment preda, financial dependence, limitations and anguishes . The number of CKD patients on dialysis in Brazil has been growing in recent years, being considered the new epidemic of the XXI century. Much of kidney patients use more than one drug in their pharmacological treatment, leaving them vulnerable to drug-related problems. In this context the presence of a pharmacist could optimize the clinical approach of its pharmacotherapy. The research aimed to social and pharmacological characterization as well as the quality of life of chronic renal patients undergoing hemodialysis in the Kidney Clinic, located in the Hospital Unit Regional Seridó in the city of Caico, State of Rio Grande do Norte. The methodological approach of the research was based on interviews with patients from September 2015 to July 2016, where they answered two questionnaires, one to social and pharmacological survey and another to assess how much kidney condition chronic interfere with the quality of life. The prevalence of patients seen at the clinic was males (66.25%), with age range 31-60 years (60%), other cities (75%), incomplete elementary school (32.5% ), retired (55%) and with monthly income between 1 and 2 minimum wages (86.25%). The most common drugs used were: acetylsalicylic acid (40%), losartan (32.5%) and omeprazole (25%). Most patients makes use 4-6 drugs (53.75%). The area with the lowest average in the evaluation of quality of life is the limitations of physical (22,25) and higher mean the mental health with (76.95), where the age and duration of hemodialysis shown to be factors aggravating to the physical limitation and the bond established between the patients themselves and health professionals as a protective factor for mental health.
