Peritoneal dialysis: family care for chronic kidney disease patients in home-based treatment

Objective: to propose a family care model for patients with chronic kidney disease in peritoneal dialysis based on evidence indicated by family members. Method: this was a qualitative descriptive study that used the Convergent Care Research method. It was conducted at a state hospital in Rio de Janeiro, including techniques for recording individual interviews and consisted of a group of 19 study participants. Data were analyzed according to the stages proposed by the method, generating a category that used a cultural question as the basis for patient care resulting in a proposal for home-based family care. Results: the patient care model proposed includes dialogue and reflection in sharing the knowledge of "professional" and "popular" systems, aiming to improve the patient's quality of life. Conclusion: family members were able to promote care based on cultural preservation, accommodation and repatterning, as proposed by Leininger's Sunrise Model.