WCN24-940 An assessment of the quality of life in hemodialysis patients using the IPOS-Renal Symptom Survey

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has an impact in many aspects of the patients' lives, among them are the physical, social, economic, occupational, spiritual and emotional aspects. Annually, CKD causes around 2.4 million deaths, besides a remarkable injury in the daily lives of the patients in hemodialysis. On account of the hardships imposed by CKD and hemodialysis therapy, it is fundamental that these patients have an individualized and multidisciplinary approach, based on the precepts of palliative care.