Abstract

ARRAIZ, Alirio et al. REQUERIMIENTO DE UNIDAD DE HEMODIÁLISIS EN EL EJE ESTE TERRITORIAL DEL ESTADO ARAGUA, VENEZUELA, 2014. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.1, pp.10-18. ISSN 1690-3293.

Hemodialysis treatment defines a condition of life of chronicity and dependency in their patients, for its critical renal function, which must imperatively be supplemented. The objective of this research was to determine the population of this axis of Aragua State, in need of assistance in a hemodialysis unit. The Aragua State haemodialysis centres, recorded a population of 583 patients care, they were selected 83 chronic renal patients who applied a questionnaire to collect socio-demographic information, the characteristics of the treatment of hemodialysis and about their quality of life. The results demonstrate predominance of aged 55-64 years in 36%, 64% and residents male territorially this shaft 57%. Patients are 6 care centres, with waiting time for entry of 2 months and dialysis of the municipality Marine Unit attends to 34%. Patients at 89.2%, feel undermined their quality of life because of the travel time in the range of 1-2 hours, 41% are transferred by taxi. In its entirety, they claimed a local care center to improve their quality of life. These patients demonstrated involvement and impairment of physical, emotional and economic partner status by remoteness and transfer the service providing institutions.

Keywords : Healthy territories; Hemodialysis services; Dialysis unit.

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