Keyword: «chronic kidney disease»

The concept of studying the quality of life is one of the main components of the modern health care system. It is the quality of life that reproduces the concept of general well-being and the degree of satisfaction of the population with those aspects of life that are significantly affected by the state of health [1]. The purpose of the study is to study the qualitative characteristics of the life of patients with chronic kidney disease. Objects and methods. The study was conducted on the basis of the Smolensk Regional Clinical Hospital. It involved 54 patients with chronic kidney disease aged 18 to 80 years. the collection of information was carried out through direct questioning with a questionnaire form sf-36. Results. It was found that in women, the highest values of the scale values were exclusively at the age of 18 to 38 years, while among men, some values of the scales prevailed at the age of 39 to 59 years. Conclusion. Data analysis showed that the quality of life among male respondents was higher than among female respondents.