Quality of life in patients with chronic renal failure

Authors

  • Karine Desirée Guedes Serviço de Hemodiálise do Hospital Odilon Behrens
  • Helisamara Mota Guedes Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-652X.2012.1.9734

Keywords:

quality of life, hemodialysis, chronic renal failure

Abstract

Introduction: Among the chronic course diseases, chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis is one of those that generate the greatest impact on patient´s quality of life. Objective: To characterize the impact of renal replacement therapy on the quality of life in patients with chronic renal failure. Materials and Methods: This is a literature review conducted in the Bireme database using the following descriptors: quality of life, hemodialysis and chronic renal failure. Results: The search resulted in eight complete scientific papers published between 2003 and 2010. The presence of a chronic disease, the need to commit to a long treatment, the reduction of social life and especially the physical limitations imposed by the treatment are the main causes of poor quality of life in these patients. Conclusion: The papers have showed a reduction in the quality of life of patients with chronic renal failure undergoing renal replacement therapy, indicating that the worst scores on scales that assess the quality of life are related to the sex, longer treatment duration and the age.

Author Biographies

Karine Desirée Guedes, Serviço de Hemodiálise do Hospital Odilon Behrens

Coordenadora do Serviço de Hemodiálise do Hospital Odilon Behrens

Helisamara Mota Guedes, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Departamento de Enfermagem. Professora Assistente da Universidade Federal dos Vales Do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri.

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Published

2012-05-24

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Review Articles

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