Correlation Between Duration of Hemodialysis and Quality of Life of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis in Dr. Doris Sylvanus Regional Public Hospital Palangka Raya

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is one of the global health issues. In 2017, there were 697,5 million people diagnosed with CKD globally. In 2020, kidney diseases account for the greatest number of outpatients with 13.350 cases at dr. Doris Sylvanus Hospital Regional Public Hospital. In End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), the kidneys are not working properly. Therefore, dialysis or transplantation is needed to maintain life. Dialysis is a form of renal replacement therapy and one of the forms of dialysis is hemodialysis. Hemodialysis requires a long treatment time and routine schedule which can make patients experience difficulties confronting the disease, ultimately affecting their quality of life. This study aims to prove the correlation between the duration of hemodialysis and the quality of life at dr. Doris Sylvanus Regional Public Hospital. This is an analytic observational study using a cross-sectional design. The total sample of this study is 100 using purposive sampling. The statistical test used in this study is Spearman’s Correlation. There is a significant and positive correlation between the duration of hemodialysis and the quality of life of CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis in dr. Doris Sylvanus Regional Public Hospital with