Pain is an important health issue that is common among patients who receive hemodialysis treatment and greatly affects the patients' quality of life. This study aims to assess the qualitative pain characteristics of patients who receive hemodialysis treatment using the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Material and Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study included 87 patients who received HD treatment. Data were collected using an information form and the McGill Pain Questionnaire in the HD

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... linic of a training and research hospital in Turkey between 01.04.2019 and 31.09.2019. Results: The study is found that the mean current pain scores of the HD patients were moderate (2.13±0.56). The study is determined that the patients experienced pain most often in the lower extremity (36.8%) and head region (29.9%) and least in the upper extremity (11.5%). The hemodialysis procedure (44.8%), not following the diet (23%), fatigue (16.1%) and stress (16.1%) were found to intensify the pain. The study is found that analgesics (36.8%), resting (31%), complementary approaches (17.2%) and other practices (14.9%) relieved pain when patients were in pain. The study is also found that the patients often used the words tiring (n=47), sickening (n=42), fearful (n=41), and wretched (n=38) to define the pain they felt. Conclusion: Measuring pain are greatly important to increase the quality of life. The results obtained indicate that assessment of the pain individualistically will be a guide to provide a holistic approach in HD patients.