Lucy Mackintosh, Paula Ormandy, Amanda Busby, Janine Hawkins, Ranjit Klare, Christina Silver, Maria Da Silva-Gane, Shalini Santhakumaran, Paul Bristow, Shivani Sharma, David Wellsted, Joseph Chilcot, Sivakumar Sridharan, Retha Steenkamp, Tess Harris, Susan Muirhead, Vicky Lush, Sarah Afuwape, Ken Farrington
INTRODUCTION: In March 2020, a pandemic state was declared due to SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19). Patients with kidney disease, especially those on replacement therapies, proved more susceptible to severe infection. This rapid literature review aims to help understand how the pandemic impacted patient experience of kidney care. METHODS: It was conducted in accordance with Cochrane Rapid Review interim guidance. Search terms, 'coronavirus', 'kidney care', and 'patient-reported experience' and terms with similar semantic meaning, identified 1,117 articles in Medline, Scopus, and Worldwide Science...
December 20, 2023: Journal of Nephrology