ArticlePloS one2024
The association of micro and macro worries with psychological distress in people living with chronic kidney disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- A systematic review of the effectiveness of psychological interventions in organ transplantation.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Psychological distress among dialysis patients during the COVID-19 Omicron pandemic: risk and protective factors across hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Interaction between anxiety, depression, and low resilience predicts poor prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPsychological distress can be exacerbated by micro (personal) and macro (societal) worries, especially during challenging times. Exploration of this relationship in people with chronic kidney disease is limited.
objectives(1) To identify the types and levels of worries concerning people with chronic kidney disease in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) to explore the association of worries with psychological distress including depression, stress, anxiety, and health anxiety. DESIGN AND
participantsA cross-sectional online survey collected data at two time points (Autumn 2020, n = 528; Spring 2021, n = 241). Participants included kidney transplant recipients and people with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease. MEASUREMENTS: The survey included questions about worry taken from the World Health Organisation COVID-19 Survey, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and the Short Health Anxiety Index. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression.
resultsWorries about loved ones' health, the healthcare system becoming overloaded, losing a loved one, economic recession, and physical health were the highest rated concerns. Worrying about mental health was associated with higher depression, stress, anxiety, and health anxiety. Worrying about physical health was associated with anxiety and health anxiety. Worrying about losing a loved one was associated with health anxiety, and worrying about not being able to pay bills was associated with stress.
conclusionsPeople with kidney disease reported micro and macro worries associated with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study highlights factors that should be considered to improve the mental health and well-being of people with kidney disease.
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