Social support of adults and elderly with chronic kidney disease on dialysis

descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample was sized for convenience and included 103 participants under treatment in a Renal Replacement Therapy Unit. Data were collected through individual interviews, using the Social Support Scale.

Results:

the mean scores of the emotional and instrumental social support were 3.92 (± 0.78) and 3.81 (± 0.69) respectively, an indication of good support received. The most frequent sources of instrumental and emotional social support mentioned by participants were partners, spouse, companion or boyfriend and friends.

Conclusion:

patients with chronic kidney disease have high social support, both instrumental and emotional, and the main support comes from the family.

Descriptors:
Social Support; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; Health of the Elderly; Adult Health

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[1] Corresponding Author: Fabiana de Souza Orlandi Universidade Federal de São Carlos Departamento de Gerontologia Rod. Washington Luis, km 235 Monjolinho CEP: 13.565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brasil E-mail: forlandi@ufscar.br

Variable	Distribution by category	N	%
Age	24-33 years	09	8.7
	34-43 years	12	11.5
	44-53 years	23	22.2
	54-63 years	32	31.1
	64-73 years	18	17.8
	74-85 years	09	8.7
Sex	Male	69	67.0
	Female	34	33.0
Schooling	Illiterate	10	9.7
	1 to 8 years	56	54.4
	9 to 11 years	26	25.2
	12 or more	11	10.7
Self-declared ethnicity	White	72	69.9
	Black	22	21.4
	Brown	09	8.7
Family Income (MW)* n=87†	Up to 1	57	65.6
	1.1 - 5	26	29.9
	5.1 or more	04	4.5
Religion	Catholicism	64	62.1
	Protestantism	30	29.2
	Spiritism	02	1.9
	Does not have	07	6.8
Practicing	Yes	61	59.2
	No	42	40.8

Variable	Distribution by category	N	%
Baseline disease	Systemic arterial hypertension	55	53.4
	Diabetes	17	16.5
	Glomerulopathies	16	15.5
	Other Diseases	15	14.5
Type of access	Arteriovenous fistula	98	95.2
	Double-Lumen Catheter	05	4.8
Willingness to undergo transplantation	Yes	79	76.7
	No	24	23.3

Factor	Mean	Standard Deviation	From whom the support comes from	%
Instrumental Social support	3.81	0.69	Spouse, partner or boyfriend (girlfriend)	39.80
			Family person (s) living with me	55.35
			Family person (s) not living with me	34.95
			Friend (s)	9.72
			Neighbor (s)	0.98
			Other (s) person (s)	0.98
Emotional Social Support	3.92	0.78	Spouse, partner or boyfriend (girlfriend)	28.15
			Family person (s) living with me	38.83
			Family person (s) not living with me	34.95
			Friend (s)	37.86
			Boss or co-workers	0.97
			Neighbor (s)	1.94
			Health professionals	2.91
			Other (s) person (s)	3.89