摘要 : Objective: Our objective is to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) in chronic renal disease patients, to evaluate the pros and cons of dialysis in improving the QoL and to suggest an improved system of healthcare services provided... 展开 Objective: Our objective is to determine the Quality of Life (QoL) in chronic renal disease patients, to evaluate the pros and cons of dialysis in improving the QoL and to suggest an improved system of healthcare services provided to the patients. Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease, is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. In medicine, Dialysis is a process for removing waste and excess water from the blood, and is used primarily as an artificial replacement for lost kidney function in people with renal failure. Chronic renal disease has many complications which can decrease the QoL. Material and methods: A prospective case control study was conducted on 40 patients admitted to urology department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore for hemodylasis. Data was collected on a preformed questionnaire of WHO about QoL. Some demographic variables like age, education and income of the patient were added to the standard WHO QoL questionnaire. Results: WHO QoL questionnaire for both case and control groups had a significant p-value in four domains including overall QoL (p = 0.001), physical health (p = 0.001), psychological health (p = 0.001) and environmental health (p = 0.001). Conclusion: CKD treatment and in particular dialysis can decrease the QoL due to multiple effects. The major aspects of life affected in an individual undergoing dialysis are physical health, psychological health and environmental health. 收起