OBJECTIVE: to assess the quality of life of chronic kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis,
using the WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-SRPB. METHOD: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken at a kidney replacement
therapy service in the interior of the state of SP. The 110subjects who complied
with the inclusion criteria answered the Subject Characterization Instrument, the
WHOQOL-bref and WHOQOL-SRPB. RESULTS: most of the respondents were male (67.27%), with a mean age of 55.65 years,
Catholic (55.45%), with unfinished primary education (33.64%) and without formal
occupation (79.08%). The WHOQOL-bref domains with the highest and lowest mean
score were, respectively, "psychological" (µ=74.20) and "physical" (µ=61.14). The
WHOQOL-SRPB domains with the highest and lowest mean score were, respectively,
"completeness and integration" (µ=4.00) and "faith" (µ=4.40). CONCLUSIONS: the respondents showed high quality of life scores, specifically in the
dimensions related to spirituality, religion and personal beliefs. Losses were
evidenced in the physical domain of quality of life, possibly due to the changes
resulting from the chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis treatment.
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