QUALIDADE DE VIDA DO PACIENTE COMI NSUFICIÊNCIA RENAL CRÔNICA SUBMETIDO À HEMODIÁLISE

Abstract

The chronic kidney disease is multicausal condition with high morbidity and mortality rate, thathas hemodialysis as the main option of treatment. Life quality is a large term which includes physical, psychological and social welfare that is related with happiness perception when compared to external aspects. The research goal wasto rate the welfareof patients with chronic kidney disease that undergoes hemodialysis treatment. The research was made with 63 patients who filled two formularies: one of themabout sample characterizationand instrument WHOQOL-bref made by 26 questions. The data analysis shows that among the analyzed areas, the physical domainhas got the lowest score which may be one of the main factors that influences the welfare.