biostudies-literatureUnknown12(1)Pham MD<h4>Background</h4>Receiving hemodialysis treatment makes end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients highly vulnerable amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, their kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) is affected. We aimed to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 (FCoV-19) and KDQOL, and the effect modification of Health literacy (HL) on this association.<h4>Material and methods</h4>A survey was conducted at 8 hospitals from July 2020 to March 2021 on 972 patients. Data collection includes socio-demographic factors, clinical parameters, HL, digital healthy diet literacy (DDL), hemodialysis diet knowledge (HDK), FCoV-19, suspected COVID-19 symptoms (S-COVID-19-S), and KDQOL.<h4>Results</h4>Higher HL scores B = 0.13 (95% CI = 0.06-0.21, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and HDK scores B = 0.58 (95% Health psychology and behavioral medicine2376585https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11249155biostudies-literatureAssociations of COVID-19-related fear with kidney disease quality of life and its subscales among hemodialysis patients as modified by health literacy: a multi-hospital survey.PMC11249155Pham MDDo TVTran TTNguyen TTPNguyen KTNguyen HTDo BNHoang TATrieu NTPham LVNguyen DHLe LTHTrinh MVHa THPhan DTDang LTDuong TVNguyen HCNguyen LTHfalseAssociations of COVID-19-related fear with kidney disease quality of life and its subscales among hemodialysis patients as modified by health literacy: a multi-hospital survey.<h4>Background</h4>Receiving hemodialysis treatment makes end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients highly vulnerable amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, their kidney disease quality of life (KDQOL) is affected. We aimed to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 (FCoV-19) and KDQOL, and the effect modification of Health literacy (HL) on this association.<h4>Material and methods</h4>A survey was conducted at 8 hospitals from July 2020 to March 2021 on 972 patients. Data collection includes socio-demographic factors, clinical parameters, HL, digital healthy diet literacy (DDL), hemodialysis diet knowledge (HDK), FCoV-19, suspected COVID-19 symptoms (S-COVID-19-S), and KDQOL.<h4>Results</h4>Higher HL scores B = 0.13 (95% CI = 0.06-0.21, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and HDK scores B = 0.58 (95% 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242025-04-25T19:14:44.83Z2025-04-06T07:54:11.808ZS-EPMC112491553901086810.1080/21642850.2024.2376585