ADOLESCENTES EM HEMODIÁLISE: REPERCUSSÕES DO ADOECIMENTO E TRATAMENTO NA SAÚDE MENTAL

The research aimed at analyzing the impact of the disease and treatment in the mental health of adolescents on hemodialysis. This is a clinical qualitative study carried out in a dialysis clinic of the city of Fortaleza/Ceara from february to april 2013. Data were used as instruments of production to semi structured interviews and nonparticipant observation. The participants were eight teenagers diagnosed with chronic renal failure undergoing 1434 Ramos IC, Braga VAB, Cavalcante LP, Oliveira FJG Cienc Cuid Saude 2015 Out/Dez; 14(4):1427-1435 dialysis selected by intentional sampling. The analysis of thematic content of Bardin was used. As a result of the interviews, taking the corpus, two categories emerged; 1 Perception of chronic renal hemodialysis teen about the c\ondition experienced: feelings and expectations and 2 Impact of hemodialysis on lifestyle and mental health of adolescents. The results show that, among the study participants, mental health is affected intensively because in includes a constant struggle to overcome the changes caused by the disease and the need to learn to deal with feelings that cause discomfort. It is conclude that the illness and particularly the hemodialysis affects the mental health, but it can be minimized by the provision of a humanized and comprehensive care.