Anxiety and Fear Levels of Confirmed&Possible COVID-19 Cases Isolated at Home

Year 2023, Volume: 17 Issue: 2 - Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 253 - 261, 20.06.2023

Yasemin Demir Avcı , Ayşegül Ilgaz , Sebahat Gözüm

https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1138426

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to determine anxiety and fear levels of confirmed and possible COVID-19 cases isolated at home and the influencing factors.
Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 387 confirmed and possible cases in a province in southern Turkey between January-June 2021. The data were collected online via the snowball method using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale. Results: Of the participants, 50.9% were “confirmed COVID-19 cases” and 49.1% were “possible COVID-19 cases”. It was determined that COVID-19 anxiety was low and fear of COVID-19 was high. COVID-19 anxiety was 2.57 times greater in women, 2.51 times greater in those whose educational level was primary school and below, 2.63 times greater in those living with others at home, and 1.93 times greater in those who had no room to go into isolation at home alone. Fear of COVID-19 was 2.62 times greater in those with low educational levels and 1.82 times greater in those who were married (p<0.05). Women’s fear of COVID-19 was on the statistical significance margin (OR=1.62; 95% CI:0.99-2.62, p=0.051).
Conclusion: Confirmed and possible COVID-19 cases have low anxiety and high fear. Disadvantaged groups like women, those with low educational levels and those with inappropriate home conditions for isolation have more apparent anxiety and fear. It is recommended that COVID-19 fear of confirmed and possible cases followed at home be brought to a realistic level.

Keywords

Anxiety, COVID-19, fear, isolated at home, home care

Supporting Institution

Yok

Thanks

We would like to thank to confirmed and possible COVID-19 cases that participated in the study.

Evde İzole Edilen COVID-19 Kesin&Olası Vakaların Anksiyete ve Korku Düzeyleri

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, evde izole edilen COVID-19 kesin ve olası vakaların anksiyete ve korku düzeyleri ile ilişkili faktörlerin belirlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı olarak yapılan bu çalışma, 387 kesin veya olası vakanın katılımı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma Ocak-Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin güneyinde yer alan bir ilde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler kartopu yöntemi ile online olarak Koronavirus Korku Ölçeği ve Koronavirus Anksiyete Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %50,9’u COVID-19 “kesin vaka” %49,1’i “olası vaka” dır. COVID-19 anksiyetesinin düşük, COVID-19 korkusunun yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. COVID-19 anksiyetesi kadınlarda 2,57 kat, eğitim düzeyi ilkokul ve altı olanlarda 2,51 kat, evde başkası ile yaşayanlarda 2,63 kat, evde tek başına izole olabileceği odası olmayanlarda 1,93 kat daha fazla bulunmuştur. COVID-19 korkusu ise eğitim seviyesi düşük olanlarda 2,62 kat, evli olanlarda 1,82 kat daha fazla saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Ayrıca kadınların COVID-19 korkusu istatistiksel anlamlılık sınırında bulunmuştur (OR=1,62; 95% CI: 0,99-2,62, p=0,051).
Sonuç: COVID-19 kesin ve olası vakaların anksiyetesi düşük olup korkusu yüksektir. Kadınlar, eğitim düzeyi düşük olanlar, ev koşulları izolasyon için uygun olmayanlar gibi dezavantajlı grupların anksiyete ve korkusu daha belirgindir. Evde takip edilen kesin ve olası vakaların COVID-19 korkusunun gerçekçi düzeye getirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Anksiyete, COVID-19, korku, evde izolasyon, evde bakım

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