OBJECTIVE: To analyze the quality of life of patients with chronic renal insufficiency undergoing dialysis treatment. METHODS: a quantitative research carried out in a dialysis service clinic in Campinas, São Paulo State, through the analysis of patients' general identification data and application of the WHOQOL-brief questionnaire, divided in four domains: physical, psychological, social, and environment. Twenty subjects were randomly chosen and analyzed. RESULTS: Male (75%) and female (25%) patients, most patients in the age group 40 - 60 years, undergoing dialysis treatment, with lower index for 20 to 40 year-olds. The analysis of the domains showed that the patients dealt better with the psychological aspects when compared to the other analyzes aspects (physical, psychological, and environment). CONCLUSION: The best results, concerning psychological and social domains, regard the belief in the cure for the chronic renal insufficiency through a renal transplant, providing patients with confidence in the dialysis process.
Quality of life; Renal dialysis; Renal insufficiency, chronic
