Social impact of COVID-19 on CKD patientson dialysis treatment during pandemic in Portugal
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https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-600X.80.08Keywords:
COVID-19 pandemic, CKD, haemodialysis, social needs, social workAbstract
This study aimed to assess the social impact of COVID-19 on chronic kidney disease patients, a vulnerable population, by analysing the social problems that emerged and aggravated during the pandemic’s first phase. 117 CKD patients on treatment, referred to Social Work, participated in this study. New referrals were 37.6%, and 62.4% were aggravated situations, presenting mostly economic deprivation or lack of income, unemployment, and social isolation. The social intervention complexity was higher among those with aggravated social problems. The results allow social workers to plan interventions focused on the most relevant emerging issues in a pandemic challenging context.
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