Determination of the Correlation between Fear of COVID-19 and Health Anxiety in Emergency Health Personnel

Abstract

Aim: To determine the relationship between fear of Covid-19 and health anxiety in emergency health personnel.
Method: This research was conducted in descriptive type. Research data were collected from 123 participants between March and May 2021 using the descriptive characteristics form, the COVID-19 fear scale, and the Health anxiety scale. Data analysis was done with SPSS 26 Statistical Package Program.
Results: The mean age, fear of COVID-19, and health anxiety of the participants were 27.27±6.23, 18.80±8.26, 31.45±9.82, respectively. A statistically significant relationship was found in the correlation analysis between fear of COVID-19 and health anxiety (r=0.350, p < 0.01). A positive and significant relationship was found between age and fear of COVID-19 (r=0.189, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, it is seen that the fear of COVID-19 and health anxiety of emergency health personnels are moderate and positively and significantly correlated with each other. In this case, it shows that as the COVID-19 fears of emergency health personnel increase, their anxiety about their health also increases.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Fear
• Health anxiety
• Emergency health services
• Health personnel

Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Çalışanlarında COVID-19 Korkusu ile Sağlık Anksiyetesi Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarında COVID-19 korkusu ile sağlık anksiyetesi arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmedir.
Yöntem: Bu araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte yürütüldü. Araştırma verileri Mart-Mayıs 2021 tarihleri arasında 123 katılımcıdan tanımlayıcı özellikler formu, COVID-19 korkusu ölçeği ve Sağlık anksiyetesi ölçeğiyle toplandı. Veri analizi SPSS 26 İstatistik Paket Programı ile yapıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş, COVID-19 korkusu ve sağlık anksiyetesi ortalaması sırasıyla 27.27±6.23, 18,80±8,26, 31,45±9,82 olarak saptandı. COVID-19 korkusu ile sağlık anksiyetesi arasındaki korelasyon analizinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu tespit edildi (r=0,350, p < 0,01). Yaş ile COVID-19 korkusu arasında pozitif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptandı (r=0,189, p < 0,05).
Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına bakıldığında acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının COVID-19 korkusu ve sağlık anksiyetesinin orta düzeyde olduğu ve birbiriyle pozitif yönde anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğu görülmektedir. Bu durum acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının COVID-19 korkuları arttıkça sağlıklarıyla ilgili anksiyetelerinin de arttığını göstermektedir. 

Keywords

• Covid-19
• Korku
• Sağlık anksiyetesi
• Acil Sağlık Servisleri
• Sağlık çalışanı

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