Abstract
Objective: To identify how the patient undergoing hemodialysis therapy experiences the waiting process for transplantation. Methods: This is an exploratory and descriptive qualitative research carried out in a hemodialysis clinic in a city in Rio Grande do Sul. Data collection was performed with people diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Failure (CRF), undergoing hemodialysis therapy and awaiting kidney transplantation. Interviews were carried out in 2020, in a private environment, recorded in audio, lasting 10 minutes, guided by an instrument and transcribed. The sample closure occurred by theoretical saturation and data analysis was based on the thematic analysis proposed by Minayo MCS (2014). Results: The reports allowed us to identify the main difficulties and anxieties of those awaiting kidney transplantation, highlighting the waiting list period. From the collected reports, it was possible to form two thematic categories: “the hemodialysis routine that strengthens the hope of getting off the machine” and “the frustration of waiting in the middle of a pandemic”. Conclusion: It allowed understanding the feelings and anxieties of people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, highlighting the hope for the donation of an organ and the release of the hemodialysis machine as the main feelings.