Kidney Transplants: Behavioral Analysis Based on the Critical Incident Technique

Abstract

Objective: Identify the behavior of people with kidney transplants, using the critical incident technique. Method: This is a qualitative, descriptive study based on the critical incident technique. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and the socioeconomic profile of the respondents was associated with the identified critical incidents. There were 20 participants: ten men and ten women. Results: The results showed the occurrence of 141 behavioral responses (108 positive and 33 negative) related to the care adopted with respect to health, daily activities and living with a kidney transplant. Conclusions: Application of the critical incident technique provided data about the way a kidney transplant influences certain behavior in a person’s life, both positively and negatively.