Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptoms of anxiety and depression and health-related quality of life in older patients with chronic kidney disease

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BACKGROUND: Older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease are at increased risk for a severe course of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and vulnerable to mental health problems. We aimed to investigate prevalence and associated patient (demographic and clinical) characteristics of mental wellbeing (health-related quality of life [HRQoL] and symptoms of depression and anxiety) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

METHODS: An ongoing Dutch multicentre prospective cohort study enrols patients of ≥70 years with an eGFR < 20 mL/min/1.73m2 from October 2018 onward. With additional questionnaires during the pandemic (May-June 2020), disease-related concerns about COVID-19 and general anxiety symptoms were assessed cross-sectionally, and depressive symptoms, HRQoL, and emotional symptoms longitudinally.

RESULTS: The 82 included patients had a median age of 77.5 years (interquartile range 73.9-82.1), 77% were male and none had tested positive for COVID-19. Cross-sectionally, 67% of the patients reported to be more anxious about COVID-19 because of their kidney disease, and 43% of the patients stated that their quality of life was reduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to pre-COVID-19, the presence of depressive symptoms had increased (11 to 22%; p = .022) and physical HRQoL declined (M = 40.4, SD = 10.1 to M = 36.1, SD = 10.4; p < .001), particularly in males. Mental HRQoL (M = 50.3, SD = 9.6 to M = 50.4, SD = 9.9; p = .913) and emotional symptoms remained similar.

CONCLUSIONS: Older patients with advanced chronic kidney disease suffered from disease-related anxiety about COVID-19, increased depressive symptoms and reduced physical HRQoL during the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on this vulnerable patient group extends beyond increased mortality risk, and awareness of mental wellbeing is important.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study is registered at the Netherlands Trial Register (NTR), trial number NL7104. Date of registration: 06-06-2018.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

BMC geriatrics - 21(2021), 1 vom: 19. Nov., Seite 650

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Voorend, C G N [VerfasserIn]
van Oevelen, M [VerfasserIn]
Nieberg, M [VerfasserIn]
Meuleman, Y [VerfasserIn]
Franssen, C F M [VerfasserIn]
Joosten, H [VerfasserIn]
Berkhout-Byrne, N C [VerfasserIn]
Abrahams, A C [VerfasserIn]
Mooijaart, S P [VerfasserIn]
Bos, W J W [VerfasserIn]
van Buren, M [VerfasserIn]
POLDER investigators [VerfasserIn]
van Alphen, Arjan [Sonstige Person]
Berkhout-Byrne, Noeleen [Sonstige Person]
van Breda, G F [Sonstige Person]
van Buren, Marjolijn [Sonstige Person]
Boom, Henk [Sonstige Person]
Bos, Willem Jan [Sonstige Person]
Diepenbroek, Adry [Sonstige Person]
Emmelot-Vonk, Marielle [Sonstige Person]
Franssen, Casper [Sonstige Person]
Gaillard, Carlo A J M [Sonstige Person]
Groeneweg-Peeters, Nel [Sonstige Person]
Hoekstra, Bettie [Sonstige Person]
Hommes, Nienke [Sonstige Person]
Hoornaar, Francoise [Sonstige Person]
Joosten, Hanneke [Sonstige Person]
Lagro, Joep [Sonstige Person]
Litjens, Elisabeth [Sonstige Person]
Molenaar, Femke [Sonstige Person]
Mooijaart, Simon P [Sonstige Person]
Neradova, Aegida [Sonstige Person]
Peters, Mike [Sonstige Person]
Veldman, Wilma [Sonstige Person]
Voorend, Carlijn [Sonstige Person]
Westerbos, Lidwien [Sonstige Person]
Westerman-van der Wijden, Carlijne [Sonstige Person]
Wierdsma, Judith [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

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Chronic kidney diseases
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
Journal Article
Mental health
Multicenter Study
Quality of life
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12877-021-02593-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM333361806