ABSTRACT
Objective:
to propose a family care model for patients with chronic kidney disease in peritoneal dialysis based on evidence indicated by family members.
Method:
this was a qualitative descriptive study that used the Convergent Care Research method. It was conducted at a state hospital in Rio de Janeiro, including techniques for recording individual interviews and consisted of a group of 19 study participants. Data were analyzed according to the stages proposed by the method, generating a category that used a cultural question as the basis for patient care resulting in a proposal for home-based family care.
Results:
the patient care model proposed includes dialogue and reflection in sharing the knowledge of "professional" and "popular" systems, aiming to improve the patient's quality of life.
Conclusion:
family members were able to promote care based on cultural preservation, accommodation and repatterning, as proposed by Leininger's Sunrise Model.
Descriptors:
Nursing; Nephrology; Peritoneal Dialysis; Family; Family Care
Source: Adapted from Leininger M, McFarland MR. Transcultural nursing: concepts, theories, research and practice. 3. ed. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2002.