Quality of life of patients with chronic renal insufficiency in hemodialysis: an integrating review

Introduction: The growing index of chronic renal patients who make use of renal replacement therapy sharpens the interest of health professionals to improve the quality of life of this population. Objective: Evaluate through an integrative review, which factors of the most affected quality of life in chronic kidney dialysis patients. Method: Integrative review of the literature using the bases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health sciences (LILACS), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Nursing Database (BDENF) e Index Technical-Scientific periodic psychology (INDEX PSI), through the descriptors in health sciences (DeHS): patients, chronic terminal renal failure, hemodialysis, quality of life, which were integrated by means of the logical operator booleano “AND”. Results: In this integrative review, 106 articles were analyzed on the topic addressed, the final sample of the survey was therefore of 12 articles that were related to the thematic and objectives of this research, in the articles analyzed it was identified that the most affected scores were related to the physical function and related to the professional part. It was evidenced that the elderly has a better quality of life compared to adults. Final considerations: The quality of life of chronic renal patients in use of hemodialítica therapy, impact due to the need to adapt to the new lifestyle, compatible with therapy. It is evident, the need to develop techniques to assist the professionals involved in this mission, being the professional nurse imbued with the responsibility of making a connection between these professionals involved.