Coping of Chronically-Ill Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Comparison between Four Groups.

ABSTRACT: In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic led to healthcare reorganization limiting access to diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for chronically-ill patients. In this article, we describe the psychological consequences and coping strategies of several groups of chronically-ill patients. During the cross-sectional survey conducted in 2020, we enrolled 398 patients with four different chronic conditions (psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, and patients who have undergone a kidney transplant or received dialysis). The study sample was examined regarding the experienced stress levels (Perceived Stress Scale) and coping strategies (Brief-COPE). All four groups of patients most commonly declared using problem-focused coping strategies and least commonly reported the use of avoidant coping. Higher le

SUBMITTER: Luc M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10049622 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature