Assessment of the self-care level against COVID-19 and its related factors among hemodialysis patients

Autor: Narges Nargesi Khoramabad, Akbar Javadi, Rasool Mohammadi, Atefe Khazaee, Akbar Amiri, Nasrin Moradi, Ronak Garavand
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: حیات, Vol 28, Iss 3, Pp 310-321 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-2215
2008-188X
Popis: Background & Aim: Today, COVID-19 has become a serious threat to global health. Due to their certain conditions, hemodialysis patients are more at risk than others. Therefore, self-care in these patients is more necessary. We aimed to assess the self-care of hemodialysis patients against COVID-19 disease and the factors influencing self-care. Methods & Materials: In this cross-sectional study, 219 patients referred to the dialysis ward of selected public hospitals in Lorestan province, were selected by the census method and examined. Patients' information was collected by a demographic questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire on self-care against COVID-19. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software version 22, with the significance level of 0.05. Results: The mean score of self-care against COVID-19 in patients was 186.33, and most patients had a good level of self-care. There was a significant relationship between the self-care score and place of residence (P
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