Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Health Sciences, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Konya City Hospital, Konya, Turkey.
Ther Apher Dial. 2023 Aug;27(4):711-719. doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.13971. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
Cancer and hemodialysis (HD) patients are at high risk for COVID-19. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of pandemic on anxiety in these patients.
One hundred and six oncology and 97 HD patients participated in the study. Anxiety levels were assessed by using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). At the end of 8-month follow-up, these questionnaires were re-administered.
During this period, 38 patients (38/203; 18.7%) had COVID-19 infection. Twenty-three patients (23/203; 11.3%) died due to COVID-19 and/or other causes. One hundred and thirteen of the remaining patients were participated in the second questionnaire. Having COVID-19 was not the independent factor for changes in STAI, and BAI scores in any regression models.
Having COVID-19 does not affect the increased anxiety levels in HD and oncology patients. The effect of the pandemic may have remained in the background, as these patients have more concerns about their own diseases.
癌症和血液透析（HD）患者感染 COVID-19 的风险较高。在我们的研究中，我们旨在评估大流行对这些患者焦虑的影响。
106 名肿瘤患者和 97 名 HD 患者参与了这项研究。使用贝克焦虑量表（BAI）和状态特质焦虑量表（STAI）评估焦虑水平。在 8 个月的随访结束时，重新进行了这些问卷。
在此期间，38 名患者（203 名患者中的 38 名，18.7%）感染了 COVID-19。23 名患者（203 名患者中的 23 名，11.3%）因 COVID-19 和/或其他原因死亡。其余 113 名患者参加了第二次问卷调查。在任何回归模型中，患有 COVID-19 并不是 STAI 和 BAI 评分变化的独立因素。
COVID-19 不会影响 HD 和肿瘤患者焦虑水平的升高。大流行的影响可能仍在背景中，因为这些患者对自身疾病的担忧更多。
