Calidad de vida en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica en tratamiento con hemodiálisis

Abstract

People with chronic kidney disease under treatment with hemodialysis face various changes and restrictions in different areas of their lives, since both this disease and its treatment imply a deterioration in their daily activities affecting their perception of quality of life. The objective of this research is to determine the level of quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease under treatment with hemodialysis. Participants were 61 patients between 27 and 85 years old of the clinic “Clínica del Riñón Contigo Da Vida” from the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. A socio demographic record and the Spanish version of WHOQOL-BREF Quality of Life Questionnaire were used to collect data. The methodological process followed a quantitative approach, with a non-experimental design of descriptive scope. For the analysis of data, measures of central tendency and dispersion were used. The results indicate that the quality of life of this population has a positive tendency, being the environmental domain the best valued and the psychological domain perceived as the most deteriorated.