Health Anxiety Levels and Coping Attitudes of Individuals in the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Background: The Covid-19 pandemic, which affects the whole world, has caused individuals to experience health anxiety as well as many negativities, and individuals have had to cope with this process for a long time. Objectives: This study is to evaluate the health anxiety levels and coping attitudes of individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The study, which is cross-sectional and relationship-seeking, was conducted with 161 people over the age of 18 who are voluntarily agreed to participate in the study and resident in a province between July 2021- November 2021. Personal Information Form, Health Anxiety Inventory and Coping Attitudes Scales are used as primary data collection tools. Results: It is determined that individuals that attend on study are go out during the pandemic rarely. During the Covid-19 pandemic period, health anxiety level of attendants 15.05±6.43 and coping levels 91.76 ±12.43, there were no significant relationship between health anxiety and coping attitude (p>0.05), single individuals had higher health anxiety than married individuals. It is determined that health anxiety of individuals who is reported that they affected on high levels on psychological and physical sides during the pandemic process (p<0.05). Conclusions: Although the coping level of the research group is high in general, the health anxiety of individuals whose physical and mental health has been affected by the pandemic is high. These results have an important place in terms of applications to be made for the protection of health.Background: The Covid-19 pandemic, which affects the whole world, has caused individuals to experience health anxiety as well as many negativities, and individuals have had to cope with this process for a long time. Objectives: This study is to evaluate the health anxiety levels and coping attitudes of individuals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The study, which is cross-sectional and relationship-seeking, was conducted with 161 people over the age of 18 who are voluntarily agreed to participate in the study and resident in a province between July 2021- November 2021. Personal Information Form, Health Anxiety Inventory and Coping Attitudes Scales are used as primary data collection tools. Results: It is determined that individuals that attend on study are go out during the pandemic rarely. During the Covid-19 pandemic period, health anxiety level of attendants 15.05±6.43 and coping levels 91.76 ±12.43, there were no significant relationship between health anxiety and coping attitude (p>0.05), single individuals had higher health anxiety than married individuals. It is determined that health anxiety of individuals who is reported that they affected on high levels on psychological and physical sides during the pandemic process (p<0.05). Conclusions: Although the coping level of the research group is high in general, the health anxiety of individuals whose physical and mental health has been affected by the pandemic is high. These results have an important place in terms of applications to be made for the protection of health.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Coping Level
• COVID-19
• Pandemic
• Health Anxiety

COVID-19 Pandemisinde Bireylerin Sağlık Kaygısı Düzeyleri ve Başa Çıkma Tutumları

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Giriş: Tüm dünyayı etkileyen Covid-19 pandemisi ortaya çıkardığı birçok olumsuzluğun yanı sıra bireylerin sağlık kaygısı yaşamalarına da neden olmuş ve bireyler bu süreçle uzun süre baş etmek zorunda kalmıştır. Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde bireylerin sağlık kaygısı düzeyleri ve başa çıkma tutumlarını belirlemektir. Yöntem: Kesitsel ve ilişki arayıcı nitelikte olan çalışma, Temmuz 2021- Kasım 2021 tarihleri arasında bir ilde ikamet eden, çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılmayı kabul eden, 18 yaş üstü 161 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Sağlık Kaygısı Envanteri” ve “Başa Çıkma Tutumlarını Değerlendirme Ölçeği” ile online olarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde bireylerin sağlık kaygısı puanının 15.05±6.43 ve başa çıkma puanının 91.76 ±12.43 olduğu, sağlık kaygısı ile başa çıkma tutumu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olmadığı (p>.05), bekar bireylerin evli bireylere göre daha yüksek sağlık kaygısına sahip olduğu, pandemi sürecinde psikolojik ve fiziksel yönden olumsuz etkilendiğini bildiren bireylerin sağlık kaygısının daha yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0.05). Sonuç: Genel olarak araştırma grubunun başa çıkma düzeyi yüksek olmasına rağmen pandemi nedeniyle fiziksel ve ruhsal sağlığı etkilenen bireylerin sağlık kaygısı yüksektir. Bu sonuçlar sağlığın korunmasına yönelik yapılacak olan uygulamalar açısından önemli bir yer teşkil etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Başa Çıkma Düzeyi
• COVID- 19
• Pandemi
• Sağlık Kaygısı

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