Abstract
Objective: To describe the quality of life and sociodemographic aspects of chronic kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis in a medium-sized municipality in Northeast Brazil. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted with 21 patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis. The short version of the Kidney Disease and Quality of Life Short Form instrument was used, which assesses quality of life. The Ethics and Research Committee approved the research with opinion No. 3,683,252. Results: The most affected by the disease are men (p = 0.078); singles (p = 0.006); earning between 1 - 3 minimum wages (p = 0.011); retired (p = 0.011) and catholic (p = 0.003). Mean scores: kidney disease burden (36.3), effects of kidney disease on daily life (40.0), the physical component (39.5) and mental component (45.1), mirror the average general score of bad quality of life. However, the dimension of symptoms of kidney disease (64.8) highlights a moderate score for quality of life. Conclusion: It is reinforced that it is necessary to have knowledge about the universe of the patient with chronic kidney disease, thus, changes can be promoted, such as greater participation of family members and greater attention of the team in the care of users.