Comparison of psychological distress and demand induced by COVID-19 during the lockdown period in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: a cross-section study in a tertiary hospital

Zi Li; Xiaoxiao Xia; Xiaofang Wu; Xueli Zhou; Zhiyun Zang; Li Pu

The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not peer-reviewed) is the . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04. 13.20063099 doi: medRxiv preprint On the contrary, PD patients could do dialysis at home by themselves, and 80.1% of patients go to the hospital since the outbreak (P<0.01). The family members of some PD patients (30.1%) could go to the hospital for prescription of medications and PD fluid instead. Most of the patients didn't feel that COVID-19 had obvious impact on the severity of illness or daily life and there was no significant difference between the two groups ( Table 2) . Only 17.1% HD patients thought that COVID-19 had moderate or more severe influence on the severity of their illness, and only 13.5% PD patients did so. As for the impact on the daily life, 26.3% HD patients and 21.2% PD patients thought that COVID-19 had a moderate or more impact on their daily life, respectively. As to the reasons of going out, dialysis treatment was the main reason for HD patients, while prescribing medicine and shopping for necessities were the main reasons for PD patients ( Table 2) . What's when being asked about the most wanted supports, HD patients mainly wanted the hospitals remained open and protective equipment were adequate, which were essential for hemodialysis treatment. On the other side, PD patients hoped that the delivery of medication and PD fluid could be more convenient and the hospitals remained open as well ( Table 2) .