The Higher the CKD Stage, the Higher the Psychological Stress in Patients with CKD during COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is related to psychological distress. Such distress depends on various factors. We previously reported that hemodialysis patients have more psychological distress than peritoneal dialysis patients among patients on dialysis in the COVID-19 pandemic era. However, no study has reported how psychological distress related to the COVID-19 pandemic depends on renal function in the entire group of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate psychological distress and concerns related to COVID-19 according to CKD stage. This was a cross-sectional study that included 397 CKD patients who visited a hospital from August 2020 to November 2020. Patients responded to questionnaires covering depression (

SUBMITTER: Lee KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9409632 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature