Nursing and the individual in a haemodialysis onset: a phenomenological study

Abstract

Aims:  to  comprehend  the  being-in-the-world  while  undergoing haemodialysis,  aiming the  offer  of human  care  in  its  aesthetic dimension; to  catalogue the perceptions of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients on the aesthetic dimension of their bodies regarding the care received while on haemodialysis; to suggest nursing care actions  based  on  perceptions  of  the  corporeity  of  the  being-in-the-world  during haemodialysis   in   an   aesthetic   dimension.   Method:   This   is   a   phenomenological, descriptive-exploratory  and  qualitative  study.  Study  setting:  a  haemodialysis  clinic located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Population of the study: 163 patients of the clinic. Patients  who  are  over  eighteen  years  old  and  undergoing  haemodialysis,  performed using the rope-ladder technique for at least two years, will be included in the study. A sample  of  80  subjects  is  estimated,  which is  the  corresponding  number  to  the total  of patients being submitted to the rope-ladder technique. They will be personally invited to take  part  of  the  research.  Data  will  be  collected  through  phenomenological  interviews and analysed according to Amedeo Giorgio's method.