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© 2018; Pediatria Ltd. All rights reserved. Chronic pathology of the urinary system (US) among children is widespread. Continuously relapsing course of the disease significantly reduces the quality of life (QOL) of patients and their caregivers. Objective of the research - to analyze the necessity of QOL study of children with US chronic pathology. The article presents modern methods, approaches to the assessment of QOL of children of this group. It explains the need to study the evaluation of QOL in children in pediatric practice. QOL indicators of children with chronic diseases are presented as a criterion for assessing the effectiveness of their treatment and socialization. The revealed flaws of QOL of children of different medical and social groups testify to the need to include this indicator in their survey program to optimize medical care for these patients.