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. 2022 Aug;26(4):775-780.
doi: 10.1111/1744-9987.13759. Epub 2021 Nov 26.

Effect of anxiety on COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis patients

Pervin Ozkan Kurtgoz  1 , Fatih Sackan  2 , Muhammet Cemal Kızılarslanoglu  3 , Ozlem Bilgin  1 , Ibrahim Guney  1
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Effect of anxiety on COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis patients

Pervin Ozkan Kurtgoz et al. Ther Apher Dial. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

Some evidence suggests that anxiety deteriorate the immune system. We aimed to determine the effect of anxiety on COVID-19 infection in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Our study was conducted with 80 HD patients. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) questionnaires were administered between April 15 and May 1, 2020. These patients were followed up for about 8 months and COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death rates were recorded. Twenty-one (26%) of the patients were diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Fourteen out of twenty one (66.6%) of the patients were hospitalized, and 8/21 (38%) of them died due to COVID-19. STAI-S (p= 0.006) and BAI (p= 0.021) scores were found to be higher and STAI-T (p= 0.040) score was found to be lower in HD patients who were infected with COVID-19 compared to without, at the follow-up period. It might be concluded in this study that COVID-19 was more common in anxious HD patients.

Keywords: BAI; COVID-19 infection; STAI; anxiety; hemodialysis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare they have no conflict of interest.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
This figure demonstrates the levels of patients' BAI, STAI‐S, and STAI‐T
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
This figure demonstrates the rates of development of COVID‐19 infection in HD patients according to anxiety levels
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