Comparison of Coronavirus-19 Phobia Levels in Adult Age Groups

Year 2022, Volume: 32 Issue: 3, 310 - 316, 01.08.2022

Taner Akarsu , Çağdaş Akgüllü , Fatma Şengül

https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1086710

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Background: COVID-19 pandemic is known to negatively affect the health of people at all ages. There are many factors that affect the phobia process and the resulting phobia level in humans. The aim of this study is to compare the coronavirus-19 phobia levels and the factors affecting it between adults under the age of 65 and individuals over the age of 65 who applied to the cardiology policlinic.
Subjects and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 443 individuals over the age of 18 who applied to the cardiology policlinic of Aydın State Hospital. Research data were collected between 01 November 2020 – 01 April 2021 using the information form and draft scale developed by the researchers. The data were collected by face-to-face interview technique, paying attention to social distance and hygiene rules with individuals.
Results: The gender and age distribution of the participants was 60.5% male, 39.5% female, with a mean age 53.9 ± 16.7 (min. 18-max. 95). The mean of CP19-S total scores was found to be 55.5 ± 11.3. According to the results obtained from the study, it was found that patients ≥ 65 years of age (50.87 ± 9.82) had a higher level of coronavirus-19 phobia compared to patients under <65 years of age (66.13 ± 5.65) (p = 0.001).
In addition, a statistically significant difference was found between income status, education level, cohabitation status, use of harmful habits and phobia level (p<0.05).
Conclusions: In this study, it was determined that the level of COVID-19 phobia of individuals over 65 years of age is higher than adults under 65 years of age. Providing closer social and psychological support to individuals over the age of 65 regarding the COVID-19 pandemic will make a significant contribution to the reduction in phobia levels.

Keywords

Pandemic, Coronavirus, Phobia, Elderly

Supporting Institution

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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Thanks

We would like to thank the physicians and staff of the state hospital cardiology outpatient clinic for their support during the research.

Yetişkin Yaş Gruplarında Koronavirüs-19 Fobi Düzeyinin Karşılaştırılması

Abstract

Amaç : COVİD-19 salgını, her yaştan insanın sağlığını olumsuz etkilediği bilinmektedir. İnsanlarda fobi süreci ve sonunda ortaya çıkan fobi düzeyini etkileyen birçok faktör yer alır. Bu çalışmanın amacı kardiyoloji polikliniğine başvuran 65 yaş altı yetişkinler ile 65 yaş üstündeki bireylerin koronavirüs-19 fobi düzeyi ve bunu etkileyen faktörlerin karşılaştırılması amaçlanmaktadır.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı kesitsel türdeki bu çalışma Aydın Devlet Hastanesi kardiyoloji polikliniğine başvuran 18 yaş üstü 443 birey ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri 01 Kasım 2020 – 01 Nisan 2021 tarihleri arasında araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen bilgi formu ve taslak ölçek ile veriler toplanmıştır. Veriler bireylerle sosyal mesafe ve hijyen kurallarına dikkat edilerek yüz yüze görüşme tekniği ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların cinsiyet ve yaş dağılımı %60,5 erkek, %39,5 kadın, ortalama yaş 53,9±16,7 (min. 18-maks. 95) idi. CP19-S toplam puanlarının ortalaması 55,5±11,3 olarak bulundu. Araştırma ile elde edilen sonuçlara göre ≥65 yaş ve üstündeki hastaların (50,87±9,82), <65 yaş altındaki hastalara (66,13±5,65) kıyasla koronavirüs fobi düzeyinin yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur (p=0.001).
Araştırmada ayrıca gelir durumu, eğitim durumu, birlikte yaşama durumu ve zararlı alışkanlık kullanma durumları ile fobi düzeyi arasında anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur (p<0.05).
Sonuç: Bu çalışmada 65 yaş üstündeki bireylerin koronavirüs (COVID-19) fobi düzeyinin 65 yaş altı yetişkinlere kıyasla daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi. 65 yaş üstü bireylere COVİD-19 pandemisi konusunda daha yakın bir sosyal ve psikolojik destek sağlanması fobi düzeylerindeki azalma açısından önemli bir katkı sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Pandemi, Koronavirüs, Fobi, Yaşlı

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