End stage kidney failure is a major public health problem, with high morbidity and
mortality rates and a negative impact on quality of life. Health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) is defined as the person's perception of their health by subjective assessment
of symptoms, satisfaction, and adherence to treatment. End stage kidney failure heavily
reduces physical and occupational functioning and perception of one's health and has a
negative impact on energy and vitality levels, which can reduce or limit social
interactions and cause problems related to the individual's mental health. A descriptive
and cross-sectional study aimed at evaluating the quality of life of patients with chronic
renal failure (CKD) submitted to hemodialysis in Cacoal-RO, using SF-36, an
instrument that evaluates social and demographic characteristics of patients and quality
of life. Covering the following domains - social aspects, functional capacity, emotional
aspects, pain, general health, limitation by physical aspects, mental health and vitality.
Fifty - one patients with a diagnosis of chronic renal insufficiency attended at the
Cacoal - RO Dialysis Center were enrolled from January 14, 2016 to July 19, 2016.
The quality of life observed in such dimensions was similar in medical literature. .The
group of patients who reported evangelical religion had better scores on the social
aspects variables , Functional capacity, emotional aspects, pain, general state of health,
limitation by physical aspects, mental health, vitality when compared with those of
related Catholic religion. Patients residing in Cacoal had better scores in the general
health and social aspects domains, with no differences in the other domains. Patients
with hemodialysis time of less than 36 months had better scores in the Vitality domain.
There was no difference in genotype domains. Religion plays an expressive role in the
social life of the individual, affecting the scores in the domains studied in this research.
Additionally, the time of hemodialysis and the performance of the procedure in the
same municipality of residence were factors related to better performance in some
domains. The religiosity, accomplishment of hemodialysis in the municipality of
housing and time of hemodialysis had an influence on the quality of life in the sample
studied
