Health related Quality of Life of patients with Chronic Kidney Disease undergoing Hemodialysis in National Medical College and Teaching Hospital Birgunj, Province 2, Nepal

INTRODUCTION: Chronic diseases are slow in progression, long in duration and they require medical treatment. The majority of chronic diseases hold the potential to worsen overall health of patients by limiting their capacity to live well, limit the functional status, productivity and health related quality of life (HRQOL) are major contributor to health care costs. And Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is also one of them. Assessment of quality of life of patients with Chronic kidney disease not only helps to assess the quality of dialysis program but also is useful to guide nephrologists to develop better interventions and plans of care for the future. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the quality of life of patient with Chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis in National Medical College And Teaching Hospital Birgunj, parsa, Nepal. MATERIAL METHODS: Quantitative descriptive cross sectional study design was adopted for the study. This study was carried out in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis in dialysis unit of National Medical College, Teaching Hospital with sample size of 79, the instrument CKD patient undergoing hemodialysis. The data were gathered through A semi structured interview schedule was used to collect data. The standardized tool WHOQOL BREF was used, which consists of 26 items. RESULTS: the study finding revealed that the 43% of the respondents had good quality of life, and 57% of respondents had poor quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: On the basis of study findings; it can be concluded that most of the patient with Chronic Kidney Disease undergoing hemodialysis had poor quality of life in physical (89.9%); psychological (83.5%); social (51.9%) and environmental health (69.6%).