← brief for 2026-08-21 · People & money

Quality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study in Northeast Brazil

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Older people on hemodialysis in Northeast Brazil reported lower quality of life when they had more other health problems, like heart disease or depression. This study found a link between these issues and quality of life — but it does not prove one causes the other.

Who did this work

Rithianne Frota-Carneiro · Geraldo Bezerra-da Silva Junior · Juliana Uchoa-Cavalcanti · Paula F. Castelo Branco-Camurça Fernandes · Maria M. Marques-Ávila

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-08-20
https://doi.org/10.24875/nefro.26000027