QUADRADO, Alessandra    RUDNICKI, Tânia. Therapeutic adherence and non-transmissible chronic illness. []. , 12, 2, pp.12-22. ISSN 1516-0858.

This exploratory-descriptive study aimed to evaluate, through the Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos (ISSL) stressors between fifteen chronically ill during hospitalization in particular Hospital, Porto Alegre / RS. In relation to the disease, 40% were chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis treatment, 33% and 27% total laryngectomy patients with hematological diseases. Of the total, 73.3% showed symptoms of stress, and the hemodialysis scored 83.3%, 75% of hematological and the laryngectomized 60%. With regard to sex, the greater percentage of male patients (55.6%) and 33% female, with the phase of resistance is predominant among them.

: Chronic Illness; Symptoms of stress; Hospitalization.

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