• Mirliana Ramírez-Pereira, Natalie Figueredo-Borda, Pamela Zapata-Sepúlveda, Mónica Ferrada-Muñoz, and Luz Angélica Muñoz-González.
• Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2022 Mar 1; 150 (3): 289-294.

BackgroundEnd-stage chronic kidney disease is a severe public health problem due to the poor quality of life of patients on dialysis and the costs associated with renal replacement treatment.AimTo understand the social representations of kidney disease of people on dialysis.Material And MethodsIn a qualitative study under the post-positivist paradigm, eighteen patients in peritoneal or hemodialysis participated in an in-depth interview. The analysis was performed using content analysis.ResultsEight categories were identified: Friends, Health Care Team, Spirituality and Disease, Family, Health Support System, Physical Consequences, Psychosocial Consequences, Self-Care of Continuous Health-Disease.ConclusionsHealth care of people on dialysis should take into consideration the experience of kidney disease from the perspective of the patient, including his beliefs and feelings and involving the family, community, and the state.

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