IntroductionChronic diseases have many negative impacts on people's quality of life.[1] These diseases not only cause many physical and mental problems to patients [2], but also costs to the patient's family. Then their impact will be shown both on the patient and on society [3]. The treatment of kidney patients as a chronic disease is one of the most important global health issues[4] because this disease has high prevalence and incidence rates[5] and its treatment is associated with high costs and low recovery.[6] The National Kidney Foundation in the United States has defined chronic kidney disease as renal failure or glomerular filtration less than 60 ml per 1/73 square meter of body surface area for three months or more [7]. In recent years, the number of patients suffering from kidney disease has also been increasing[8]. For example, in the United States this figure is seen to have increased from 58,220 patients in 1980 to 514,642 in 2007[9]. Such increases could also be observed in Iran, so much so that the number of patients in this country in 1992 was 3,670. The number of patients increased to 8,500 in 2002 and 32,000 in 2011.[10]Hemodialysis (blood dialysis) is the most general method for treating end-stage renal disease. Hemodialysis removes waste products, toxins, and excess fluid from the blood and plays roles similar to those of the kidneys in the body. [11] The number of people receiving hemodialysis treatment increases by about 15% in Iran every year. [12] The quality of life of people who received hemodialysis is lower than others. These patients generally have to be treated 3 times a week and this entails many limitations for them.[13] Most kidney patients can be treated successfully with both hemodialysis and transplant methods. Kidney transplant is a c...... half of article ......n Society of Nephrology, 1995. 6: p. 7.24. Edward F. Vonesh, M., John, Mortality in end-stage renal disease: a reevaluation of differences between patients treated with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1999. 10: p. 12.25. ghayas habach, B., Wendy E,Mauger, Elizabeth A.,Wolfe,Robert A.,Portı,Friednich K., Hospitalization Among United States Dialysis Patients:Hemodialysis Versus Peritoneal. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 1995. 5(11): p. 9.26. Al, M.J., T. Feenstra, and W.F.F. Brouwer, Decision makers' views of health goals and budget constraints: Results of a pilot study. Health Policy, 2004. 70(1): p. 33-48.27. Jonas Schreyo¨gg, S., Tom The trade-off between costs and outcomes: the case of acute myocardial infarction. Health Research and Educational Trust, 2010. 45(6): p. 17.