İstanbul’da Yaşayan Bireylerin Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Bedensel Duyum Algıları

Year 2022, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 29 - 41, 30.06.2022

Gülcan Kendirkıran Esra Uslu

https://doi.org/10.46971/ausbid.1039124

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, bireylerin pandemi sürecinde bedensel duyum algılarını değerlendirmek amacıyla planlanmıştır. Örneklem ve Yöntem: Çalışma, tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel desende tasarlanmıştır. Araştırma, İstanbul’da yaşayan 18-65 yaş arası 613 bireyin katılımı ile tamamlanmıştır. Veriler, Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve The Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS) ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test ve Bonferroni düzeltmesi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların, %69,3’ünün kadın, %53’ünün üniversite mezunu, %12,4’ünün kronik hastalığı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan kişilerde, kadınların (Z=-6,028, p=0,000), kronik hastalığı olanların (Z=-2,760; p=0,006), kendisinin/yakınının Covid-19 tanısı alma korkusu olanların (Z=-4,220; p=0,000), kendi (Z=-2,305; p=0,021) ve yakını Covid-19 tanısı alanların (Z=-2,549; p=0,011) SSAS puanları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek bulunmuştur (p<0,05). Katılımcıların %84,3’ünün kendisinin/yakının Covid-19 tanısı almasından korktuğunu belirtmiştir. Beden duyumlarını abartma durumunu etkileyen risk faktörleri incelendiğinde yaşın (β=-0,088; p=0,038), cinsiyetin (β=-0,232; p<0,001), kronik hastalık varlığının (β=-0,116; p<0,005), kendisinin/yakınının Covid-19 tanısı almasından korkmasının (β=-0,175; p<0,001) ve Covid-19 tanısı almanın (β=-0,089; p=0,025) negatif yönde etkileyen bir risk faktörü olduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç: Bu araştırma, bireylerin pandemi sürecinde bedensel duyumlarını abarttığını ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca yaşın, cinsiyetin, kronik hastalık varlığının, kendisinin ve bir yakının Covid-19 tanısı almasından korkmasının ve kendisinin Covid-19 tanısı almasının bedensel duyumları abartma açısından risk faktörü olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçların pandemi sürecinde bireyleri psikososyal ve psikosomatik algılar yönünden desteklemek için geliştirilecek stratejiler ve yardımcı yaklaşımlar açısından yol gösterici olacağına inanılmaktadır.

Keywords

Covid-19, pandemi, bedensel duyumlar

The Somatosensory Perceptions of Individuals Living in Istanbul During The Covid-19 Pandemic Process

Abstract

Aim: This study was planned to evaluate individuals’ somatosensory perceptions during the pandemic process. Subject and Method: The study used a descriptive and cross-sectional design and was carried out with the participation of 613 individuals who were aged between 18 and 65 and lived in Istanbul. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the Somatosensory Amplification Scale (SSAS). Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Bonferroni correction were used for data analysis. Results: According to the findings, 69.3% of the participants were female, 53% had an undergraduate degree, and 12.4% had chronic diseases. The SSAS scores were statistically significantly higher in those who were female (Z=-6.028, p=0.000), had a chronic disease (Z=-2.760; p=0.006), were afraid that they/their family members would get infected with COVID-19 (Z=-4.220; p=0.000), had tested positive for COVID-19 (Z=-2.305; p=0.021), and had a relative who tested positive for COVID-19 (Z=-2.549; p=0.011) (p<0.05). Also, 84.3% of the participants stated that they were afraid they/their family members would be diagnosed with COVID-19. The examination of the risk factors affecting the participants’ somatosensory amplification status indicated that age (β= -0.088; p=0.038), sex (β= -0.232; p<0.001), presence of a chronic disease (β= -0.116; p<0.005), fear that they/ their family members would test positive for COVID-19 (β = -0.175; p<0.001), and being diagnosed with COVID-19 (β= -0.089; p=0.025) were negative risk factors Conclusion: This study revealed that individuals exaggerated their somatic sensations during the pandemic process. In addition, age, sex, the presence of chronic diseases, fear that they/their family members would be diagnosed with COVID-19, and getting a diagnosis of COVID-19 were found to be risk factors in terms of amplifying somatic sensations. It is believed that the results obtained from this study will be a guide in developing strategies and helpful approaches to support individuals in terms of psychosocial and psychosomatic perceptions during the pandemic process.

Keywords

COVID-19, pandemic, somatic sensations

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