The Relationship between Spiritual Well-Being and Fear of COVID-19 in Individuals with Chronic Disease during COVID-19 Outbreak

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 37 - 53, 15.02.2022

Mustafa Durmuş Erkan Durar

https://doi.org/10.37898/spc.2022.7.1.159

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the relationship between the spiritual well-being levels of individuals with chronic diseases and their fear levels of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was designed and conducted as cross-sectional and correlational research. The research was conducted with 323 individuals with chronic diseases living in Iğdır city located in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey between the dates 05th of June of 22nd of June of 2020. Data were collected using a personal information form, Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp), and Coronavirus Fear Scale (C19P-S). Mean, percentile distributions, and Pearson Correlation Analysis were used to analyze the data. It was determined that total score average of the participants on the FACIT-Sp was 28.94±5.61, and it was 59.43±16.71 for the C19P-S. It was determined that individuals’ spiritual well-being and fear of COVID-19 mean scores were moderate, while meaning, peace, and faith sub-dimension domains were above the moderate level. In addition, it was indicated that the psychological and social fear levels of were above the average, and their somatic and economic fear levels were below the average. A negative significant relationship was found between the levels of meaning, faith and peace in the spirituality sub-dimensions of individuals with chronic diseases and the fear of coronavirus. It was observed that as individuals’ spirituality increased, their fear of coronavirus decreased. It was recommended to provide telephone consultation service to individuals with chronic diseases during the pandemic to reduce their fear levels and inform them using mass communication methods.

Keywords

COVID-19, Fear, Chronic Disease, Spiritual Well-Being

COVID-19 Salgın Sürecinde Kronik Hastalığı Olan Bireylerde Manevi İyi Oluş ile COVID-19 Korkusu Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, COVID-19 salgını sürecinde kronik hastalığı olan bireylerin manevi iyi oluş düzeyleri ile COVID-19 korku düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel türde yapıldı. Araştırma 05-27.06.2021 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde yer alan bir şehirde yaşayan kronik hastalığı olan 323 birey ile yürütüldü. Veriler kişisel bilgi formu, Manevi İyi Oluş Ölçeği (FACIT-Sp) ve Koronavirüs Korku Ölçeği (C19P-S) kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde; ortalama, yüzdelik dağılımlar ve Pearson Korelasyon analizleri kullanıldı. Katılımcıların manevi iyi oluş ölçeği toplam puan ortalamasının 28.94±5.61, koronavirüs korku ölçeği puan ortalamasının 59.43±16.71 olduğu belirlendi. Bireylerin manevi iyi oluş ile COVID-19 korku puan ortalamalarının orta seviyede olduğu, anlam, barış ve inanç alt boyut puan ortalamalarının ise, orta seviyenin üstünde olduğu belirlendi. Kronik hastalığı olan bireylerin psikolojik ve sosyal korku düzeyleri ortalamanın üstünde, somatik ve ekonomik korku düzeyleri ortalamanın altında olduğu saptandı. Kronik hastalığı olan bireylerin maneviyat alt boyutlarında yer alan anlam, inanç ve barış düzeyleri ile koronavirüs korku düzeyleri arasında negatif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu. Bireylerin maneviyatları arttıkça koronavirüs korku düzeylerinin azaldığı görüldü. Pandemi döneminde kronik hastalıkları olan bireylere korku düzeylerini azaltmada kitle iletişim yöntemleriyle bilgilendirme ile telefonla danışmanlık hizmeti verilmesi önerilebilir.

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