Programa de apoyo y asesoramiento para familias con enfermo crónico y su repercusión en la gestión del proceso de hemodiálisis

We can conclude in the first place highlighting the viability of the MFDG, since no impediments were found to recruit the families of the participants or to prevent their excellent participation in the beginning, as well as through the course of the group. Although no objectives were made for changes in relation to the therapeutic fulfillment, the high indices of satisfaction with the group obtained indicate that this is useful for the patients to find more support in their families, to change their view of the illness, to learn from other families new ways to resolve the difficulties and to increase their perception of capacity in the presence of the illness. The obtained data are preliminary and derived from only 4 families, but encouraging as far as the improvement in the quality of life and the adjustment of the participants to the illness. Studies with inclusion of more families are still pending in order to be able to arrive at conclusions based on a greater empirical basis. The records of MFDG for the families of HD patients are scarce. With this work it is attempted to reveal that this type of groups can be applied with these patients and their families, and they seem to prove beneficial for all those involved: patients, family and sanitation personnel.