OBJECTIVE: To describe the demographic profile of individuals with chronic renal disease from a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic of the Antonio Pedro University Teaching Hospital. METHOD: This descriptive study consists of a review of medical records of 72 patients from 2006 to 2008. EXCEL 2007 and SPSS 13.0 were used for data management and analysis. RESULTS: Participants had a mean age of 59 + 14 years, 60% of them were female, and a great number (42%) incomplete elementary education. The majority of them had stage 4 chronic renal disease. The primary underlying diseases were diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure. Over 80% of the participants were taking antihypertensive medication, and more than a half were taking diuretics. Nocturia was the most common symptoms among the participants. Only 7 individuals had arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. CONCLUSION: The majority of the sample of participants consisted of women in their 50s or 60s who had stage 4 chronic renal diseases per DOQI classification, and diabetes mellitus was the main cause of renal disease.
Nursing care; Renal insufficiency, chronic; Renal insufficiency, chronic; Health profile
