Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore
Background: Effective interventions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic require an understanding of patients’ knowledge and perceptions that influence their behaviour. Our study assessed knowledge of COVID-19 among kidney transplant recipients and donors, hitherto unevaluated. Me...
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| author | Ian Tatt Liew Yeli Wang Terence Kee Ping Sing Tee Rupesh Madhukar Shirore Sobhana Thangaraju Quan Yao Ho York Moi Lu Jin Hua Yong Fiona Foo Eleanor Ng Xia He Constance Lee Shannon Baey Marjorie Foo Tazeen Hasan Jafar |
| author_facet | Ian Tatt Liew Yeli Wang Terence Kee Ping Sing Tee Rupesh Madhukar Shirore Sobhana Thangaraju Quan Yao Ho York Moi Lu Jin Hua Yong Fiona Foo Eleanor Ng Xia He Constance Lee Shannon Baey Marjorie Foo Tazeen Hasan Jafar |
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Effective interventions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic require an understanding of patients’ knowledge and perceptions that influence their behaviour. Our study assessed knowledge of COVID-19 among kidney transplant recipients and donors, hitherto unevaluated.
Methods:
We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 325 kidney transplant recipients and 172 donors between 1 May 2020 and 30 June 2020. The survey questionnaire assessed knowledge levels of COVID-19, sociodemographic data, health status, psychosocial impact of COVID-19 and precautionary behaviours during the pandemic.
Results:
The mean COVID-19 knowledge score of the study population was 7.5 (standard deviation: 2.2) out of 10. The mean score was significantly higher among kidney recipients compared to kidney donors (7.9 [1.9] vs. 6.7 [2.6]; P <0.001). Younger age (21–49 vs. ≥50 years) and higher education (diploma and higher vs. secondary and lower) were associated with significantly higher knowledge scores in donors, but not among recipients (P-interactions ≤0.01). In both kidney recipients and donors, financial concerns and/or social isolation were associated with lower knowledge levels.
Conclusions:
Concerted efforts are needed to improve COVID-19 knowledge in kidney transplant recipients and donors, particularly older donors, donors with lower education and patients with financial concerns or feelings of social isolation. Intensive patient education may mitigate the impact of education levels on COVID-19 knowledge levels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-503a78c8c4bb4aa6b6d35592e32eafc12025-08-20T02:59:22ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsSingapore Medical Journal0037-56752737-59352025-02-01662819010.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-386Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in SingaporeIan Tatt LiewYeli WangTerence KeePing Sing TeeRupesh Madhukar ShiroreSobhana ThangarajuQuan Yao HoYork Moi LuJin Hua YongFiona FooEleanor NgXia HeConstance LeeShannon BaeyMarjorie FooTazeen Hasan JafarBackground: Effective interventions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic require an understanding of patients’ knowledge and perceptions that influence their behaviour. Our study assessed knowledge of COVID-19 among kidney transplant recipients and donors, hitherto unevaluated. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey among 325 kidney transplant recipients and 172 donors between 1 May 2020 and 30 June 2020. The survey questionnaire assessed knowledge levels of COVID-19, sociodemographic data, health status, psychosocial impact of COVID-19 and precautionary behaviours during the pandemic. Results: The mean COVID-19 knowledge score of the study population was 7.5 (standard deviation: 2.2) out of 10. The mean score was significantly higher among kidney recipients compared to kidney donors (7.9 [1.9] vs. 6.7 [2.6]; P <0.001). Younger age (21–49 vs. ≥50 years) and higher education (diploma and higher vs. secondary and lower) were associated with significantly higher knowledge scores in donors, but not among recipients (P-interactions ≤0.01). In both kidney recipients and donors, financial concerns and/or social isolation were associated with lower knowledge levels. Conclusions: Concerted efforts are needed to improve COVID-19 knowledge in kidney transplant recipients and donors, particularly older donors, donors with lower education and patients with financial concerns or feelings of social isolation. Intensive patient education may mitigate the impact of education levels on COVID-19 knowledge levels.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-386anxietydepressiondonorkidney transplantknowledge and attitudes |
| spellingShingle | Ian Tatt Liew Yeli Wang Terence Kee Ping Sing Tee Rupesh Madhukar Shirore Sobhana Thangaraju Quan Yao Ho York Moi Lu Jin Hua Yong Fiona Foo Eleanor Ng Xia He Constance Lee Shannon Baey Marjorie Foo Tazeen Hasan Jafar Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore Singapore Medical Journal anxiety depression donor kidney transplant knowledge and attitudes |
| title | Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore |
| title_full | Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore |
| title_short | Knowledge of COVID-19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in Singapore |
| title_sort | knowledge of covid 19 and associated factors among kidney transplant recipients and donors in singapore |
| topic | anxiety depression donor kidney transplant knowledge and attitudes |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-386 |
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