Research Article

The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak

Volume: 8 Number: 3 December 25, 2020
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The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak

Abstract

Introduction: Renal transplant cases, who have to use regular immunosuppressants, may disrupt their treatment during the Covid-19 outbreak, and this may cause organ rejection. In this study, the effects of anxiety levels and psychological resilience on health-related behaviors of renal transplant patients in the COVID-19 outbreak were investigated.
Material and Method: Thirty-nine kidney transplant patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in our clinic and given to kidney transplant were included in the study. Between June 2020
and September 2020, an online google questionnaire consisting of scales measuring the levels of anxiety and psychological resilience and questions about health-related behaviors was prepared.
Results: There were no patients without anxiety according to the anxiety scale, 24 patients (61%) had moderate anxiety, 8 patients (20%) had moderate anxiety, and 7 patients (18%)
had severe anxiety levels. Anxiety and strength scales did not differ significantly according to primary disease, gender, socioeconomic or demographic data. The only statistical difference was
that the anxiety scale means of those who received information from professionals about the epidemic was higher than those who did not receive information from professionals about the
epidemic (p=0.045).
Conclusion: In extraordinary situations and periods such as the epidemic we are in, profilactive, preventive and therapeutic tele-medicine applications should be put on the agenda primarily for patients with special and risky patients such as kidney transplant patients

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 25, 2020

Submission Date

December 18, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 8 Number: 3

APA
Kara, O., Pehlivan Zorlu, B., Kutlu, A., Yılmaz, E., Devrim, F., Koç, B., Dur, Ö., & Dinçel, N. (2020). The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak. Pediatric Practice and Research, 8(3), 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX
AMA
1.Kara O, Pehlivan Zorlu B, Kutlu A, et al. The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak. pediatr pract res. 2020;8(3):69-74. https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX
Chicago
Kara, Orhan, Betül Pehlivan Zorlu, Ayşe Kutlu, et al. 2020. “The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients With Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak”. Pediatric Practice and Research 8 (3): 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX.
EndNote
Kara O, Pehlivan Zorlu B, Kutlu A, Yılmaz E, Devrim F, Koç B, Dur Ö, Dinçel N (December 1, 2020) The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak. Pediatric Practice and Research 8 3 69–74.
IEEE
[1]O. Kara et al., “The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak”, pediatr pract res, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 69–74, Dec. 2020, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX
ISNAD
Kara, Orhan - Pehlivan Zorlu, Betül - Kutlu, Ayşe - Yılmaz, Ebru - Devrim, Fatma - Koç, Büşra - Dur, Özlem - Dinçel, Nida. “The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients With Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak”. Pediatric Practice and Research 8/3 (December 1, 2020): 69-74. https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX.
JAMA
1.Kara O, Pehlivan Zorlu B, Kutlu A, Yılmaz E, Devrim F, Koç B, Dur Ö, Dinçel N. The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak. pediatr pract res. 2020;8:69–74.
MLA
Kara, Orhan, et al. “The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients With Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak”. Pediatric Practice and Research, vol. 8, no. 3, Dec. 2020, pp. 69-74, https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX.
Vancouver
1.Orhan Kara, Betül Pehlivan Zorlu, Ayşe Kutlu, Ebru Yılmaz, Fatma Devrim, Büşra Koç, Özlem Dur, Nida Dinçel. The Effect of Anxiety Levels and Psychological Resilience of Patients with Renal Transplant on the Health Behavior in the Covid-19 Outbreak. pediatr pract res [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1;8(3):69-74. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45CY72UX