Afrontamiento al estrés de los pacientes con insuficiencia renal crónica de la unidad de hemodiálisis ambulatorio del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, junio 2024.

Abstract

Patients with Chronic Kidney Failure face significant challenges due to the nature of their disease and treatment, so coping is a process that influences their quality of life and emotional well-being. Objective: To determine the coping with stress of patients with Chronic Kidney Failure, from the Outpatient Hemodialysis Unit of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital, June 2024. Methodological Design: Study with a descriptive, quantitative, prospective and cross-sectional approach. Population: 262 patients diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Modified CAEPO questionnaire. Results: Among the patients, their characteristics stand out, ages 61 to 80 years (49%), male (69%), married marital status (50%), urban origin (69%), having been on treatment for 2 to 5 years (49%), having diabetes and hypertension as a concomitant disease (61%); Among the adaptive coping strategies, they have a high level of "Confrontation and Active Fight" (69%) and "Self-control and Emotional Control" (62%); as for the maladaptive coping strategies, they present a medium level of "Flight and Distancing" (58%), "Passivity and Passive Resignation" (55%) and Denial (50%). Conclusion: The evaluation of coping with stress in patients with Chronic Renal Failure at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital is adaptive. Although some patients use proactive and self-control mechanisms, a significant number show that they still depend on less effective strategies. This highlights the need for personalized interventions to improve their well-being and quality of life.