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YAŞLILARIN KORONAVİRÜS KORKULARININ YAŞAM KALİTELERİ İLE İLİŞKİSİNİN SOSYAL HİZMET PERSPEKTİFİNDEN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 111 - 124, 31.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.54467/trjasw.1522864

Abstract

2019 yılında ortaya çıkan korona virüsü ile Dünya Sağlık Örgütü pandemi ilan etmiş olup dünya çapında önlemler alınmıştır. Alınan önlemlerle birlikte insanların hayatı büyük oranda değişmiş olup koronavirüsü korkusu, insanların yaşam kalitelerini etkilemiştir. Özellikle dezavantajlı gruplarda yaşam kalitesi ile korona virüsü korkusu arasında ilişki olabileceği düşünülmüş olup bu araştırmada yaşlı bireylerin korona virüsü korkuları ile yaşam kaliteleri arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Çalışmada yaşlı bireylerin yaşam kalitesi ölçeği, korona virüsü korkusu ölçeği ve sosyodemografik veri formu kullanılmıştır. 409 kişi ile görüşme yapılmış olup geçersiz ve eksik yanıtların çıkarılması ile 386 kişinin verileri analiz edilmiştir. Veriler IBM SPSS Statistics 25 paket programı ile analiz edilmiş olup, frekans, faktör, güvenirlik analizleri ile hipotezleri test etmek için korelasyon ve çoklu regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Ulaşılan sonuçlara bulgular kısmında detaylı olarak yer verilmiş olup mevcut literatür ışığında tartışılmıştır. Mevcut çalışmada elde edilen bulgulara göre koronavirüsü korkusu ile yaşam kalitesi arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu doğrulanmaktadır. Katılımcıların koronavirüsü korkuları arttıkça yaşam kalitelerinde azalma görülmektedir. Koronavirüsü korkusu ile cinsiyet, yaşlıların kurum bakım hizmeti almaları ve gelir durumu faktörleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığı görülmektedir. Yaşlıların yaşam kalitesi, koronavirüsü korkusunu negatif yönde anlamlı olarak etkilediği çalışma sonucunda tespit edilmiştir. Pandemi nedeniyle azalan sosyal etkileşimlerin artırılması amacıyla çevrimiçi etkinlikler, hobi grupları ve sanal toplulukların teşvik edilmesi gerekmektedir. Bu yaklaşımların, yaşlı bireylerin sosyal izolasyonunu azaltmaya yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir. Kurumsal bakım hizmetlerinin kalitesi artırılmalı ve bu hizmetlerin sağladığı güven duygusunun, yaşlı bireylerin koronavirüs korkusunu azaltmadaki rolü dikkate alınmalıdır. Koronavirüsün yaşlılar üzerindeki etkileri hakkında toplum genelinde farkındalığı artırmak amacıyla kampanyalar düzenlenmelidir. Karma araştırma yöntemlerinin kullanılması, yaşlı bireylerin koronavirüsle ilgili korku ve kaygılarının daha derinlemesine anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayacaktır.

Ethical Statement

İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Etik Kurulu'ndan yazılı izin alınmıştır

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EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELDERLY PEOPLE’S FEAR OF CORONAVIRUS AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE FROM A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 111 - 124, 31.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.54467/trjasw.1522864

Abstract

In 2019, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the coronavirus a pandemic, leading to global preventive measures. These measures significantly changed people's lives, and the fear of coronavirus affected their quality of life. It was hypothesized that there might be a relationship between the quality of life and the fear of coronavirus, particularly among disadvantaged groups. This study investigates the relationship between the fear of coronavirus and the quality of life of elderly individuals. The study utilized the Quality of Life Scale, the Coronavirus Fear Scale, and a socio-demographic data form for elderly individuals. Interviews were conducted with 409 people, and after excluding invalid and incomplete responses, data from 386 individuals were analyzed. The data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 software, employing frequency, factor, reliability analyses, and testing hypotheses with correlation and multiple regression analyses. The findings are detailed in the results section and discussed in light of the existing literature. According to the findings, there is a significant negative relationship between the fear of coronavirus and quality of life. As the participants' fear of coronavirus increased, their quality of life decreased. There was no significant relationship between the fear of coronavirus and factors such as gender, institutional care services for the elderly, and income status. The study concluded that the quality of life of the elderly negatively impacts their fear of coronavirus.
To increase social interactions that have decreased due to the pandemic, online activities, hobby groups, and virtual communities should be encouraged. These approaches are believed to help reduce social isolation among elderly individuals. The quality of institutional care services should be improved, and the role of these services in reducing the fear of coronavirus among elderly individuals should be considered. These campaigns can help better understand and meet the needs of elderly individuals. The use of mixed research methods is believed to contribute to a deeper understanding of the fears and anxieties related to the coronavirus among elderly individuals.

Ethical Statement

Written permission was obtained from the Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Ethics Committee

References

  • Ahorsu, D. K. (2020). The fear of COVID-19 scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 27, 1-9.
  • Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8
  • Artan, T., Meydan, S. ve Irmak, H. S. (2021). COVID-19 korkusu ölçeği’nin Türkçe uyarlaması: Geçerlilik ve güvenilirlik çalışması. Archives of Health Science and Research (Online), 8(2), 117-123. https://dx.doi.org/10.5152/ArcHealthSciRes.2021.20113
  • Akpınar, F., & Üstün, Y. (2020). Current information about SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) infection in obstetrics and gynecology practice. Turkish Journal of Women’s Health and Neonatology, 2(1), 13-16.
  • Alexandre, T. S., & C. R. (2009). Factors associated to quality of life in active elderly. Rev Saúde Pública, 43.
  • Altay, M., & Arısoy, A. (2022). COVID-19 korkusu ve yaşam kalitesi: yaşlı Türk yetişkinlerde yalnızlığın aracı rolü. Yaşlanma ve Toplum, 1-16.
  • Altın, Z. (2020). Covid-19 pandemisinde yaşlılar. Tepecik Eğit. ve Araşt. Hast. Dergisi, 49-57.
  • Arısoy, A., & Çay, M. (2021). Yaşlı bireylerde koronavirüsü (COVID-19) korkusu: Yetişkin bireylerle karşılaştırmalı bir çalışma. Tıbbi Sosyal Hizmet Dergisi, 17, 82-97.
  • Arpacı, F. (2005). Farklı boyutlarıyla yaşlılık. Ankara: Türkiye İşçi Emeklileri Derneği Eğitim ve Kültür Yayınları.
  • Avşar, C. A. (2020). Pandemi döneminde dijital vatandaşlık uygulamaları. Avrasya Sosyal ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7, 148-169.
  • Bidzan-Bluma, I., Bidzan, M., Jurek, P., Bidzan, L., Knietzsch, J., Stueck, M., & Bidzan, M. (2020). A Polish and German population study of quality of life, well-being, and life satisfaction in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 585813. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.585813
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  • Broche-Pérez, Y., Fernández-Fleites, Z., Jiménez-Puig, E., Fernández-Castillo, E., & Rodríguez-Martin, B. C. (2020). Gender and fear of COVID-19 in a Cuban population sample. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 20, 83-91 . Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2013). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
  • Bialek, S., Gierke, R., Hughes, M., … & Skoff, T. (2020). Coronavirus disease 2019 in children—United States, February 12–April 2, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 69(14), 422-426.
  • Crano, W. D., & Brewer, M. B. (2002). Principles and methods of social research (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Çalışkan, H., Ayçiçek, G. S., Özsürekçi, C., Tuna Doğrul, R., Balcı, C., Sümer, F., Özcan, M., Karabulut, E., Halil, M., Cankurtaran, M., & Balam Yavuz, B. (2019). Turkish validation of a new scale from older people’s perspectives: Older people’s quality of life-brief (OPQOL-brief). Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 83, 91-95.
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  • Dursun, C., & Akbaş, Ö. (2020). During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, working mothers fit public space into their private space. Eurasian Journal of Social and Economic Research (ASEAD), 78-94.
  • Şahin,E. N., & Emiroğlu, O. N. (2014). Quality of life of the elderly living in nursing homes and factors affecting the quality of life. Journal of Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing, 57-66.
  • Ferreira, L. N., Pereira, L. N., da Fé Brás, M., & Ilchuk, K. (2021). COVID-19 karantinası altında yaşam kalitesi. Yaşam Kalitesi Araştırması, 30(5), 1389-1405.
  • Hoque, A., Shikha, F., Hasanat, M., Arif, I., & Hamid, A. (2020). The effect of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the tourism industry in China. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 3(1), 52-58.
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  • Peeri, N. C., Shrestha, N., Rahman, M. S., Zaki, R., Tan, Z., Bibi, S., … & Haque, U. (2020). The SARS, MERS and novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemics, the newest and biggest global health threats: What lessons have we learned? International Journal of Epidemiology, 49(3), 717-726.
  • Rehman, UI., Khan, H. R., Zainab, W., Ahmed, A., Ishaq, M. D., & Ullah, I. (2020). Barriers in social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic: Is a message for forced lockdown. Journal of Medical Research and Innovation, 4(2), e000222-e000222.
  • Savcı, C., Akıncı, A. C., Üşenmez, S. Y., & Keleş, F. (2021). Effects of COVID-19 fear, loneliness and resilience on quality of life in older adults living in nursing homes. Geriatric Nursing, 42(6), 1422-1428.
  • Shigemura, J. (2020). Public responses to the novel 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Japan: Mental health consequences and target populations. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 281-282.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Social Work (Other)
Journal Section Research Articles
Authors

Beyza Ağırcan 0000-0003-3859-3940

Ecem Çakın 0000-0002-3731-1190

Hilal Güner 0000-0001-9860-5849

Özge Nur Doğan 0000-0002-2068-8784

Publication Date December 31, 2024
Submission Date July 26, 2024
Acceptance Date December 15, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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APA Ağırcan, B., Çakın, E., Güner, H., Doğan, Ö. N. (2024). EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ELDERLY PEOPLE’S FEAR OF CORONAVIRUS AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE FROM A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE. Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work, 7(2), 111-124. https://doi.org/10.54467/trjasw.1522864