Life with hemodialysis unit: A phenomenological study

Better understanding of the meaning of life in hemodialysis patients can lead to understanding the needs and style of their care.Therfore the purpose of this study was to describe the life experiences of patients from living hemodialysis unit. In this study, one of the qualitative research methods as descriptive phenomenology approach Collaizzi was used. The data were gathered through a semi-structured interview with 10 hemodialysis patients of Ekbatan University Hospital of Hamadan and Shohadaye Yaft Abad Hospital of Tehran. The Interviews was performed about the experiences of patients about the living with hemodialysis Unit in 2010. Four themes has been driven from the obtained results of this study which describe the structures of life experience of the hemodialysis patients with hemodialysis unit as fallow: hemodialysis as a irrefutable component of life, tensions of dialysis life, need to support and effective adaptation. The important life aspect of these patients was gradually moving from limitations toward the effective adoption against the inevitable process with all of its outcomes. Applying of the supportive sources in the patients for adaptability was different among the patients. These findings will give the nurses a new vision for real understanding of these patients and their more problems.