Research Article

The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students.

Volume: 11 Number: 3 May 24, 2021
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The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students.

Abstract

Objective: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was first identified in Wuhan, China's Hubei province in December 2019, and affected the whole world, although it may seem that it affects the elderly and its comorbid population more seriously, as the data on the disease increased, it was observed that the disease significantly affected young and non-comorbid people as well. Material and Method:789 students consisting of two year degree and undergraduate university students who have formal education in İstanbul province were included in the research. In the research, a data collection tool consisting of four parts, namely Sociodemographic Data Form, Health Anxiety Scale (HAS), Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) and DSM-5 Level 2 Physical Symptoms Scale (PSS) were used. Results: it was determined that as students’ health anxiety levels were 31.9%, death anxiety levels were 48.3%, and physical symptom severity levels were 32.6%. The fact that the person has a COVID-19 contact history and hospital application or hospitalization in near of kin and the test is positive, makes a significant impact in effect of health anxiety on death anxiety and physical symptom severity and the effect of death anxiety on bodily symptom severity. Conclusion: When the psychiatric results of the pandemic were evaluated, it was found that the students had below the average health anxiety and physical symptom severity and moderate death anxiety. Therefore, this result shows that the young population also has serious mental uneasiness.

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References

  1. Referans1 Torales J, O’Higgins M, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Ventriglio A: The outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global mental health. International Journal of Social Psychiatry 2020; 66 (4): 317-320.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 24, 2021

Submission Date

February 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 11, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Söğütlü, L., & Göktaş, S. Ş. (2021). The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 11(3), 323-329. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.878671
AMA
1.Söğütlü L, Göktaş SŞ. The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students. J Contemp Med. 2021;11(3):323-329. doi:10.16899/jcm.878671
Chicago
Söğütlü, Lütfiye, and Seyyide Şifa Göktaş. 2021. “The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 (3): 323-29. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.878671.
EndNote
Söğütlü L, Göktaş SŞ (May 1, 2021) The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 3 323–329.
IEEE
[1]L. Söğütlü and S. Ş. Göktaş, “The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students”., J Contemp Med, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 323–329, May 2021, doi: 10.16899/jcm.878671.
ISNAD
Söğütlü, Lütfiye - Göktaş, Seyyide Şifa. “The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11/3 (May 1, 2021): 323-329. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.878671.
JAMA
1.Söğütlü L, Göktaş SŞ. The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students. J Contemp Med. 2021;11:323–329.
MLA
Söğütlü, Lütfiye, and Seyyide Şifa Göktaş. “The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 3, May 2021, pp. 323-9, doi:10.16899/jcm.878671.
Vancouver
1.Lütfiye Söğütlü, Seyyide Şifa Göktaş. The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Anxiety, Death Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms in University Students. J Contemp Med. 2021 May 1;11(3):323-9. doi:10.16899/jcm.878671

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