Nurcan UZDİL, Mahmut EVLİ, Bülent TOKGÖZ

Covid-19 Phobia and Psychological Well-Being in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients during the Pandemic Process

Important and compulsory changes in many areas of life, especially the mandatory quarantine that emerged due to the COVID-19 pandemic, negatively affect the mental health of these individuals. In this study, it is aimed to determine the effect of the pandemic process on COVID-19 phobia and the psychological well-being of peritoneal dialysis patients. This study was completed with 83 patients. Data were analyzed with Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. The relational status between the variables was tested by simple linear regression analysis. Among the participants 54.2% were female, and the mean age was 53.52±15.06. It is seen that the mean score of psychological wellbeing of peritoneal dialysis patients is 34.71±9.71, and the mean total score of COVID-19 phobia is 61.85±17.73. It was determined that the 18.9% variance in psychological well-being in peritoneal dialysis patients was due to coronavirus phobia. Social distance and longterm restrictions and uncertainties brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic process have negatively affected people in terms of coronavirus phobia and psychological well-being. In this process, early diagnosis of peritoneal dialysis patients with coronavirus phobia and arranging appropriate psychological interventions are important.

Keywords:

Peritoneal dialysis COVID-19 phobia, Psychological well-being, Pandemic,

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