Abstract
Objective: To describe the perception of kidney transplant patients about immunosuppressive pharmacotherapy and what are their main difficulties in their daily context. Methods: This is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study. The interview took place with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire. The data were submitted to lexical analysis in the Iramuteq Software and analyzed using Descending Hierarchical Classification (CHD), Correspondence Factor Analysis (AFC), and finally, the Word Cloud was generated. Results: 21 patients were interviewed, aged between 19 and 76 years. The textual corpus was separated into 448 text segments (ST), with use of 360 ST (80.36%). The data initially emerged in four classes and subdivided into two branches of the total corpus of the analysis: Class 1 (30.8%), Class 2 (24.4%), Class 3 (23.1%) and Class 4 (21, 7%). The AFC reproduced the classes in the Cartesian plane, where classes 2 and 3 spread in the upper quadrants, while classes 1 and 4 represented in opposite quadrants. The most frequent evocations (“Take”, “Hour”, “Medication”) were considered and organized in the word cloud. Conclusion: It is concluded that renal transplant patients face difficulties in the immunosuppressive regime and are susceptible to potential adverse effects.