Dialysis Patient Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic imposed several changes in the care of patients with kidney failure receiving dialysis. We explored patient care experiences during the pandemic.

Study design

The study team verbally administered surveys including Likert scale multiple-choice questions and open-ended questions and recorded responses.

Setting & participants

Surveys were administered to adults receiving dialysis through an academic nephrology practice after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Exposure

Outpatient dialysis treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Outcomes

Perceptions of care and changes in health.

Analytical approach

Multiple-choice responses were quantified using descriptive statistics. Themat

SUBMITTER: Noce EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature