TABLE 3.

Correlation of age, transplant duration, and intensity of immunosuppression with attitudes and beliefs towards COVID-19 in organ transplant recipients

Beliefs and attitudes toward coronavirus 19	Age of the transplant recipient	Time since transplant	Number of immunosuppressants
“I feel sufficiently informed about the Coronavirus Pandemic”	0.138*	0.030	−0.062
“I feel sufficiently informed about the influence of the Coronavirus on chronic diseases and transplanted patients”	0.164**	0.088	−0.133*
“I am afraid to become infected with the Coronavirus”	−0.028	−0.028	0.102
“I am afraid that my medication could worsen an infection with the Coronavirus”	−0.213**	−0.150**	0.203**
“I am afraid to become infected in the hospital”	−0.038	0.033	0.083
“I am afraid to become infected in a medical practice”	−0.082	−0.040	0.106*
“I am afraid to become infected while shopping”	−0.085	−0.113*	0.060
“I would prefer a video or phone consultation to personal consultation at the transplant outpatient clinic”	−0.077	−0.014	0.058
“I leave the house less frequently than before the Coronavirus pandemic”	−0.036	−0.071	0.055
“I leave the house less frequently than my partner/household members”	0.077	−0.153**	0.127*
“I did not attend scheduled visits due to the Coronavirus Pandemic”	−0.018	0.029	0.119*
“I feel the quality of my medical care has decreased because of the Coronavirus Pandemic”	−0.074	−0.017	0.049
“I am afraid that my diseased partner/household member could receive worse medical care than before” (Household contacts’ response)	−0.233**	−0.141*	0.101

Note. Coefficients from Spearman’s nonparametric correlation with 5-level Likert scales shown.

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus 19.

*P < .05; **P < .01.