Abstract
This is a reflective theoretical essay to stimulate readers to rethink how hemodialysis therapy affects the quality of life of elderly people with chronic kidney disease in this type of renal replacement procedure. The aim was to build reflections about hemodialysis treatment and quality of life, with emphasis on the elderly. Because it is an obligatory and exhausting therapeutic method, the patient undergoing hemodialysis has his physical activities reduced, including those of everyday life, generating dependence in the face of physical limitations arising from the disease itself and the health condition. It is hoped that this text can be a contribution to health professionals and managers of dialysis services, enabling them to think of ways to minimize the impact of this undesirable, but indispensable, renal replacement treatment.
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