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				 Introduction. Patient with chronic renal failure and in need of renal replacement therapy is exposed to stress. The chronic disease reduces or even prevents meeting the psychosocial needs. There are also many other factors which intensify the stress. Their identification is an important element of finding remedies and giving effective support to patients.
				Aim. The aim of an article is to find causes of dialyzed patients’ stress.
				Material and methods. There were examined 100 patients suffering from renal failures, using a questionnaire survey designed by the authors. The findings were analyzed statistically. A homogeneity test looking at unrelated quality characteristics was used for checking whether there were any differences between compared groups of patients.
				Results. Seventy-four percent of patients pointed to the fact that they were stressed by the new situation. The necessity of altering their lifestyle was mentioned by 84% of respondents. Almost a half of patients (41%) had to quit their jobs. Almost one out of three felt discriminated by the society against their renal replacement therapy.
				Conclusions. The findings of this research suggest that renal replacement therapy can become a direct source of stress among patients. Moreover, patients feel stressed because of necessity of changing their lifestyles and giving up their jobs. There is a relationship between the attitude of the closest people and patients’ needs for support.
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Introduction. Patient with chronic renal failure and in need of renal replacement therapy is exposed to stress. The chronic disease reduces or even prevents meeting the psychosocial needs. There are also many other factors which intensify the stress. Their identification is an important element of finding remedies and giving effective support to patients.
				Aim. The aim of an article is to find causes of dialyzed patients’ stress.
				Material and methods. There were examined 100 patients suffering from renal failures, using a questionnaire survey designed by the authors. The findings were analyzed statistically. A homogeneity test looking at unrelated quality characteristics was used for checking whether there were any differences between compared groups of patients.
				Results. Seventy-four percent of patients pointed to the fact that they were stressed by the new situation. The necessity of altering their lifestyle was mentioned by 84% of respondents. Almost a half of patients (41%) had to quit their jobs. Almost one out of three felt discriminated by the society against their renal replacement therapy.
				Conclusions. The findings of this research suggest that renal replacement therapy can become a direct source of stress among patients. Moreover, patients feel stressed because of necessity of changing their lifestyles and giving up their jobs. There is a relationship between the attitude of the closest people and patients’ needs for support.

Przyczyny stresu u pacjentów dializowanych / The reasons of stress in dialyzed patients

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Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 4 w Lublinie

Koło Naukowe Komputerowego Wspomagania Projektowania – CAD Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie

Katedra Rozwoju Pielęgniarstwa, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie

Katedra i Zakład Pielęgniarstwa Pediatrycznego, Wydział Nauk o Zdrowiu Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie

Wojewódzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Stefana Kardynała Wyszyńskiego Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej

Centrum Onkologii Ziemi Lubelskiej im. św. Jana z Dukli

Pielegniarstwo  XXI wieku / Nursing in the 21st Century

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Introduction. Patient with chronic renal failure and in need of renal replacement therapy is exposed to stress. The chronic disease reduces or even prevents...

Przyczyny stresu u pacjentów dializowanych / The reasons of stress in dialyzed patients

Published Online: Aug 04, 2016

Page range: 13 - 17

Received: Nov 20, 2015

Accepted: Jan 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2016-0012

Keywords
dialysis patient, stress, nurse

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Przyczyny stresu u pacjentów dializowanych / The reasons of stress in dialyzed patients

Published Online: Aug 04, 2016

Page range: 13 - 17

Received: Nov 20, 2015

Accepted: Jan 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pielxxiw-2016-0012

Keywordsdialysis patient, stress, nurse

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
dialysis patient, stress, nurse