Burden, Depression, and Awareness of Information on Safety Behavior in Korean Hemodialysis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ok-Hee Cho, Yun-Hee Cho and Mi-Young Chung
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Ok-Hee Cho: Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudeahak-ro, Gongju-si 32588, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea
Yun-Hee Cho: Department of Nursing, Daejeon Sun Hospital, 29 Mokjung-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon 34811, Korea
Mi-Young Chung: Department of Nursing Science, Sunmoon University, 70 Sunmoon-ro 221beon-gil, Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si 31460, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 19, 1-10

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among burden, depression, awareness of information (AIC), and safety behavior among hemodialysis patients in Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study participants included 149 patients who received hemodialysis at seven general hospitals in Korea between January and February 2021. A structured questionnaire was used to survey their levels of burden, depression, AIC, adherent safety behavior (ASB), and dysfunctional safety behavior (DSB). The study results showed that the influencing factors of ASB for COVID-19 were AIC ( ? = 0.265, p < 0.001), the burden of “not receiving hemodialysis on time” ( ? = 0.233, p = 0.008), and the burden of “social exclusion of hemodialysis patients” ( ? = 0.186, p = 0.032). The influencing factors of DSB were the burden of “social exclusion of hemodialysis patients” ( ? = 0.258, p = 0.003) and AIC ( ? = 0.217, p = 0.004). As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the latest evidence-based information must be provided to hemodialysis patients to promote self-care and prevention behavior that encourages ASB and discourages DSB.

Keywords: pandemic; COVID-19; renal dialysis; health behavior; information-seeking behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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