Open AccessImpact of the lockdown on patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis at a tertiary care facility in Southern India – A mixed-methods approach
Author(s) -
Anna T Valson,
Reena George,
Manish Lalwani,
Dhivakar Balusamy,
Divina S Albert,
Anissa Abraham,
Blesswin Richie,
Naevis P Samuel,
Jeethu Joseph Eapen,
Abi M Thomas,
Elenjickal Elias John,
Salim Yusuf,
Annamalai V Chidambaram,
Alexander Schmeißer,
Vinoi George David,
Santosh Varughese,
Ilavarasi Jesudoss,
Vinitha Ravindran
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_561_20
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , psychosocial , hemodialysis , thematic analysis , cohort , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , qualitative research , social science , psychiatry , sociology
The mass quarantine measures adopted to control the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the lives of patients on haemodialysis in India. We used a mixed methods approach to study its effect on dialysis outcomes and the lived experience of haemodialysis patients during the lockdown.