Psychological review of hemodialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 2 Patient concerns regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic

Concerns	Intensity	HD group, n	%	KT group, n	%	P value
Contracting COVID-19	None/very mild	9	10.1	7	19.4
	Mild	8	9.0	6	16.7	0.118
	Moderate/severe	72	80.9	23	63.9
Inability to access medical treatment	None/very mild	9	10.1	5	13.9
	Mild	9	10.1	8	22.2	0.125
	Moderate/severe	71	79.8	23	63.9
Loss of caregiver and social support	None/very mild	7	7.9	6	16.7
	Mild	7	7.9	2	5.6	0.337
	Moderate/severe	75	84.3	28	77.8
Financial hardship	None/very mild	3	3.4	6	16.7
	Mild	8	9.0	11	30.6	< 0.001
	Moderate/severe	78	87.6	19	52.8
Loneliness	None/very mild	9	10.1	14	38.9
	Mild	11	12.4	10	27.8	< 0.001
	Moderate/severe	69	77.5	12	33.3
Stigmatization	None/very mild	10	11.2	20	55.6
	Mild	7	7.9	3	8.3	< 0.001
	Moderate/severe	72	80.9	13	36.1
Limited access to health care services	None/very mild	8	9.0	8	22.2
	Mild	13	14.6	8	22.2	0.05
	Moderate/severe	68	76.4	20	55.6
Failure to find medical supplies	None/very mild	9	10.1	7	19.4
	Mild	11	12.4	14	38.9	< 0.001
	Moderate/severe	69	77.5	15	41.7
Transmission of COVID-19 to family and friends	None/very mild	2	2.2	7	19.4
	Mild	4	4.5	4	11.1	0.001
	Moderate/severe	83	93.3	25	69.4
Contracting COVID-19 from family and friends	None/very mild	2	2.2	3	8.3
	Mild	8	9.0	7	19.4	0.064
	Moderate/severe	79	88.8	26	72.2
Overall perceived stress score	None/very mild	3	3.4	6	16.7
	Mild	6	6.7	11	30.6	< 0.001
	Moderate/severe	80	89.9	19	52.8

COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; HD: Hemodialysis; KT: Kidney transplantation.