title: [Kidney patients: aspects related to compliance with renal treatment].
abstract: The Objective of this study was identify the aspects related with the adherence of medical treatment recommended to the patients that received hemodialysis in the tertiary public hospital. A non experimental transectional correlation design was utilized in this study. Fifty-three patients constituted the population study. A structure interview was utilized to gathered the data. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests were utilized to analysis. The response rate was 91.0%. The 75.0% of patients not compliance with the medical treatment. Significant association between compliance variable and educational level was encountered (p < or = 0.05). This study provides important findings to will develops educative intervention in the Renal Unit, directed to improve the adherence of the patient with medical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Educación en Salud, Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Universidad de Puerto Rico.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Caraballo Nazario
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lebrón de avilés
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dávila Torres
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgos Calderón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011647:Puerto Rico; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors