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Quality of Life of Urolithiasis Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Institutional Cross-Sectional Study

Victor K F Wong1, Naeem Bhojani2, Vincent Bird3

  • 1Department of Urologic Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Journal of Endourology
|September 27, 2021
PubMed

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Fear of COVID-19 negatively impacted the quality of life for urolithiasis patients. Higher COVID-19 fear correlated with lower stone-related quality of life (QOL), particularly affecting women.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread fear and anxiety.
  • No prior studies examined the impact of health crises on urolithiasis patients' quality of life (QOL).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between fear of COVID-19 and stone-related QOL in urolithiasis patients.
  • To analyze how procedural delays during the pandemic affected patient QOL.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-institutional study involving 400 respondents.
  • Utilized the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Wisconsin Stone Quality of Life (WISQOL) questionnaires.
  • Correlated questionnaire scores, with subanalysis for procedural delays and ANOVA for FCV-19S quartiles.

Main Results:

  • A significant inverse correlation found: greater COVID-19 fear associated with lower stone-related QOL (r = -0.265, p < 0.0001).
  • Women reported higher COVID-19 fear (35.8 vs 28.6) and lower QOL (64.2 vs 75.2) than men.
  • QOL scores significantly differed across FCV-19S score quartiles (p < 0.05).

Conclusions:

  • Increased fear of COVID-19 is linked to diminished stone-related QOL in urolithiasis patients.
  • The findings highlight the psychological impact of pandemics on chronic disease patient QOL.
  • Interventions addressing fear may be crucial for maintaining QOL in urolithiasis patients during health crises.

Keywords:
COVID-19kidney calculipandemicsquality of lifeurolithiasis

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