Abstract
Objective: to investigate beliefs about kidney transplantation in transplanted patients. Method: qualitative research with 34 participants. The elaboration of the interview and discussion of the results were based on the theory of the Health Belief Model and the data was organized according to the Content Analysis. Results: A mean age of 45.94 (± 10.67) years, median transplant time of 13 years, being 55.9% of men. Discussion: we observed a predominance of beliefs related to perceived benefits in renal transplantation compared to perceived difficulties; and beliefs about motivation for choosing a transplant and motivation for treatment were associated with beliefs about kidney transplantation and beliefs perceived benefits.
Keywords:
treatment adherence; kidney transplantation; motivation; beliefs