A Prospective Study on Anxiety and Blood Pressure Levels in Hemodialysis Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic

EREN SADİOĞLU R., AKTAR M., DUMAN B., KUTLAY S., ŞENGÜL Ş., KEVEN K., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, vol.30, no.4, pp.287-293, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2021.21049
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.287-293
  • Keywords: Anxiety, blood pressure, COVID-19, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, HYPERTENSION, STRESS, DEPRESSION, ASSOCIATION, PREVENTION, RECEPTORS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has currently been one of the leading causes of psychosocial stress throughout the world. We hypothesized that possible changes in anxiety status during the COVID-19 pandemic might affect blood pressure in hemodialysis (HD) patients.