Quality of Life and Illness Acceptance among End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patients on Hemodialysis: The Moderating Effect of Death Anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 1272106 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1541-3764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00302228 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Omega (Westport) Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2015- : Los Angeles Sage Publications
      Original Publication: Westport, Conn., Greenwood Periodicals.
    • Subject Terms:
      COVID-19*/psychology ; Kidney Failure, Chronic*/psychology ; Kidney Failure, Chronic*/therapy ; Quality of Life*/psychology ; Renal Dialysis*/psychology ; Anxiety*/psychology ; Attitude to Death*; Humans ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Adaptation, Psychological ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Pandemics
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of the study was to examine the quality of life and illness acceptance among ESRD patients with the moderating effects of death anxiety. The cross-sectional design was incorporated. The sample was comprised of 240 participants. Individuals with ESRD on hemodialysis were approached above 20 years of age. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The results revealed that COVID-19 has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients and their illness acceptance. Covid-19 affected the general health of patients, their psychological health, as well as their social relationships. The results also confirmed that death anxiety negatively moderates the relationship between quality of life and illness acceptance among ESRD patients. This study will shed light on the need to provide appropriate psychosocial care as well as supportive therapies to people with end-stage renal disease who are experiencing mental distress during and after the COVID-19 outbreak.
      Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Covid-19; death anxiety; end-stage renal disease; psychological distress; quality of life
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220307 Date Completed: 20240517 Latest Revision: 20240517
    • Publication Date:
      20240517
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8902316
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/00302228221075202
    • Accession Number:
      35254867