Quality of life in patients with chronic renal failure on hemodialysis treatment
Introduction: Hemodialysis, part of renal replacement therapy, influences the quality of life for the limitations it imposes on routine activities. Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis and correlate it with the group profile information. Method...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repository: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/5268 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/5268 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Chronic renal insufficiency Hemodialysis Quality of life. Hemodiálise Insuficiência renal crônica Qualidade de vida. |
| Summary: | Introduction: Hemodialysis, part of renal replacement therapy, influences the quality of life for the limitations it imposes on routine activities. Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of chronic renal failure patients on hemodialysis and correlate it with the group profile information. Methods: Medical records clinical and Quality of Life Assessment Instrument WHOQOL-Bref (physical, psychological, social and environmental domains) were used to assess a sample of 50 people, 60% men, mean age 52.48 ± 5.79 years. Results: Regarding quality of life, the area with the highest average was the social (77.5 points), followed by psychological (67.66 points), physical (63.28 points), and the lowest score for the environment (62.37 points), demonstrating good level of social relations, and prejudice in the physical aspects. There was a significant positive correlation between education and psychological domain and significant negative correlation between age and physical and psychological domains. Conclusion: There was a reduction in quality of life, with negative influence on the age of the subject. |
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