title: Social support of adults and elderly with chronic kidney disease on dialysis.
abstract: to evaluate the instrumental and emotional social support of patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
  patients with chronic kidney disease have high social support, both instrumental and emotional, and the main support comes from the family.
authors: Master's Student, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Simone Márcia da
authors: SM
authors: Silva
authors: Undegraduate student in Gerontology, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SC, Brazil.
authors: Natalia Fernanda
authors: NF
authors: Braido
authors: Master's Student, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors: Ana Carolina
authors: AC
authors: Ottaviani
authors: Master's Student, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors: Gabriela Dutra
authors: GD
authors: Gesualdo
authors: PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marisa Silvana
authors: MS
authors: Zazzetta
authors: PhD, Adjunct Professor, Departamento de Gerontologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors: Fabiana de Souza
authors: Fde S
authors: Orlandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult