Abstract
Patients with chronic kidney disease during their treatment or during hemodialysis therapy will experience various health problems in their lives, especially in their quality of life. Hemodialysis therapy is the last form of therapy for patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Setting and monitoring the Quick of Blood (QB) in accordance with the vascular access capability used, as well as the patient’s hemodynamic condition and comfort, is expected to affect the quality of life of chronic kidney disease patients. This research aimed to find the correlation between Quick of Blood (QB) and patient quality of life. The research employs a quantitative approach with a correlational study, and the data was taken at Hemodialysis Unit at Wava Husada Hospital Kepanjen Malang. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling, with a total of 105 respondents. The instrument used was SF 36 questionnaire. The analysis of the data used the Pearson test. The result of the analysis shows a p-value of 0.037, so there is a significant correlation between quick of blood (QB) and the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Most of the respondents were discovered to have a moderate quality of life.
 Keywords: hemodialysis, quality of life, quick of blood
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