Understanding the Impact of Initial COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Shielding Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease in the United Kingdom Dialysing at Home versus In-Centre and Their Experiences with Telemedicine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Dialysis Management
2.3. Telemedicine
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. HHD Group
3.1.1. Dimension: PA
Maintained PA
Changes in PA
3.1.2. Dimension: Wellbeing and QoL
Aspects Maintained
Aspects Changed
3.1.3. Dimension: Medical Care
Aspects That Have Remained the Same
Aspects That Have Changed
3.1.4. Dimension: Experience of Telemedicine
3.2. ICHD Group
3.2.1. Dimension: PA
Changes in PA
3.2.2. Dimension: Wellbeing and QoL
Aspects Maintained
Aspects Changed
3.2.3. Dimension: Medical Care
Aspects That Have Remained the Same
Aspects That Have Changed
3.2.4. Dimension: Experience of Telemedicine
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Antoun, J.; Brown, D.J.; Jones, D.J.W.; Sangala, N.C.; Lewis, R.J.; Shepherd, A.I.; McNarry, M.A.; Mackintosh, K.A.; Mason, L.; Corbett, J.; et al. Understanding the Impact of Initial COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Shielding Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease in the United Kingdom Dialysing at Home versus In-Centre and Their Experiences with Telemedicine. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063144
Antoun J, Brown DJ, Jones DJW, Sangala NC, Lewis RJ, Shepherd AI, McNarry MA, Mackintosh KA, Mason L, Corbett J, et al. Understanding the Impact of Initial COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Shielding Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease in the United Kingdom Dialysing at Home versus In-Centre and Their Experiences with Telemedicine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(6):3144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063144
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntoun, Joe, Daniel J. Brown, Daniel J. W. Jones, Nicholas C. Sangala, Robert J. Lewis, Anthony I. Shepherd, Melitta A. McNarry, Kelly A. Mackintosh, Laura Mason, Jo Corbett, and et al. 2021. "Understanding the Impact of Initial COVID-19 Restrictions on Physical Activity, Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Shielding Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease in the United Kingdom Dialysing at Home versus In-Centre and Their Experiences with Telemedicine" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 3144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063144