title: Children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease in haemodialysis: perception of professionals.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to identify aspects impacting on quality of life for children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis, from the perspective of health professionals, as an essential step for the construction of a specific module of the DISABKIDS® instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  methodological study. Data was collected between May and June 2012, through personal interviews with 12 participants, in two dialysis centers. The empirical material was analyzed according to the thematic content analysis, using the program MAXQDA - Qualitative Data Analysis Software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  we identifi ed seven themes: self-care, family support, impact of diagnosis, expectation of kidney transplant, truancy, socialization and stigma, grouped into three domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the results showed aspects that impact the quality of life of these customers and, therefore, will be considered in the development of specifi c DISABKIDS® module. In addition, these aspects are relevant to the preparation and planning of actions directed towards children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação Enfermagem em Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabella Schroeder
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lucila Castanheira
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Regina Aparecida Garcia
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: de Lima
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Claudia Benedita
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: dos Santos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires