TABLE 4.
COVID-19 impact, by transplant status
| Impact Category and Subcategory | SOTRs | Non-SOTRs | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 1308 (44.7%) | 1617 (55.3%) | |
| Daily activities | |||
| Wearing a mask in public | 1180 (95.2%) | 1447 (94.3%) | 0.3 |
| Practicing social distancing | 1145 (92.3%) | 1377 (89.7%) | 0.02 |
| Staying home as much as possible | 1097 (88.5%) | 1353 (88.1%) | 0.8 |
| Not leaving home at all (in quarantine) | 152 (12.3%) | 116 (7.6%) | <0.001 |
| Life circumstances | |||
| Working fewer h | 166 (47.8%) | 196 (41.3%) | 0.07 |
| Loss of job | 108 (31.1%) | 140 (29.5%) | 0.6 |
| Loss of financial support, not job related | 74 (21.3%) | 107 (22.5%) | 0.7 |
| Loss of childcare | 23 (6.6%) | 45 (9.5%) | 0.2 |
| Loss of housing | 5 (1.4%) | 14 (2.9%) | 0.2 |
| Access to medical care | |||
| Difficulty attending healthcare appointments | 338 (84.9%) | 425 (84.0%) | 0.7 |
| Difficulty paying for basic items (eg, food and clothing) | 125 (36.0%) | 206 (43.4%) | 0.04 |
| Difficulty obtaining medications | 84 (21.1%) | 111 (21.9%) | 0.8 |
| Difficulty affording medical care | 43 (10.8%) | 83 (16.4%) | 0.02 |
| Difficulty accessing a device for virtual healthcare | 39 (9.8%) | 88 (17.4%) | <0.01 |
| Loss of health insurance | 21 (6.1%) | 27 (5.7%) | 0.9 |
| Gain of health insurance (eg, Medicaid) | 9 (2.6%) | 22 (4.6%) | 0.1 |
| Coronavirus Anxiety Scale | |||
| Score ≥ 5 | 102 (8.1%) | 126 (8.1%) | >0.9 |
| Score ≥ 9 | 24 (1.9%) | 33 (2.1%) | 0.8 |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; SOTR, solid organ transplant recipient.