Influencia de los factores socio-económicos en la calidad de vida de los pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica estadio 3 en el hospital provincial Martín Icaza de la ciudad de Babahoyo.

Abstract

Health and the perceived quality of it is a fundamental part of people's lives, however, this can be affected by the presence of different diseases or factors. CKD directly affects the normal function of people making them become dependent on dialysis or an organ transplant, which have a high economic cost, which can be limiting for many patients. That is why the present study has the general objective of analyzing the influence of socio-economic factors on the quality of life of patients with stage 3 CKD at the Martín Icaza Provincial Hospital in the city of Babahoyo, for the development of a plan of action. The methodology consisted of a quantitative approach, a deductive method, a descriptive and correlational scope, of a non-experimental-cross-sectional type and as a technique the SF-36 survey, carried out on 129 patients diagnosed with CKD. The results showed that there is a greater presence of the male sex, with a treatment time of 0.5 to 10 years, with an average age of 50 years, low economic level, they do not have work, within the limitations that have been most affected is physics. The proposal includes activities such as prevention campaigns, prevention and care talks and kidney week. It is concluded that there are socioeconomic factors that negatively influence the quality of life of patients with stage 3 CKD.