En kvalitativ studie om hur patienter upplever sin hemodialysbehandling.
The purpose of this study was to describe how patients with hemodialysis experience their dialysis treatment. The study was conducted as a qualitative descriptive design. The study is based on six interviews. The interviews were transcribed in their entirety and analyzed according to content analysis inspired by Granheim and Lundman. The result is based on five categories; Stress and requirements, Life-supporting haemodialysis treatment, physical impairments, social constraints and a positive view on haemodialysis. Dialysis Patients experienced different matters from physical symptoms like feeling dizziness, headache and fatigue to feeling that life was limited in time, social interaction and energy. They also reported different experiences regarding their relationships with medical staff and other patients. The results obtained in this study shows that there should be spending more time and understanding on how patients experience their haemodialysis treatment in order to increase understanding and to master the situation by the staff and also to help patients. The study has also revealed that some patients feel persuaded by staff to perform as much of their treatment by themselves as possible. There are a lot of research about the haemodialysis treatment method, but very limited on how patients feel about their treatment and therefore it is needed more research in the experiences of dialysis to improve health care and nursing care.