The Effect of Fear of Covid-19 on Fear of Vaccination and Death

Year 2023, Volume: 17 Issue: 4 - Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 489 - 496, 19.12.2023

Merve Kolcu , Elif Bülbül

https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.1242149

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this research is to determine the effect of fear of Covid-19 on vaccination and death anxiety.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between September and December 2021. The data was collected using the Google Forms online survey. Questionnaire form, Death Anxiety Scale and Covid-19 Fear Scale were applied to collect the data. T-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson Correlation analysis and multiple logistic regression analysis were used in the statistical analysis of the data.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 37.39 ± 12.31 years. It was stated that 83.4% of the individuals had the Covid-19 vaccine and 77.8% of those vaccinated completed the first dose of vaccine. There was a positive statistically significant relationship between the Covid-19 Fear Scale and the Death Anxiety Scale total score (r=0.604, p<0.001), and a negative statistically significant relationship between the Covid-19 Fear Scale Total score and the Covid-19 vaccination status (r=- 1.163, p<0.001). It was concluded that the change in the total score level of the Covid-19 Fear Scale was explained by death anxiety and Covid-19 vaccination status at a rate of 37% (R2= 0.374).
Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was found that the fear of Covid-19 and death anxiety was moderate, and the fear of Covid-19 was higher in those who had the Covid-19 vaccine.

Keywords

Fear of COVID 19, Vaccination, Death anxiety

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Covid-19 Korkusunun Aşılanmaya ve Ölüm Anksiyetesine Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı, Covid-19 korkusunun aşılanmaya ve ölüm anksiyetesine etkisinin belirlenmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu araştırma, Eylül-Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Veriler, Google Forms çevirimiçi anket uygulaması kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler anket formu, Ölüm Anksiyetesi Ölçeği ve Covid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde t-testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi, Pearson Korelasyon analizi ve çoklu lojistik regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 37,39 ± 12,31 yıldır. Bireylerin %83,4’ünün Covid-19 aşısı olduğu ve aşı olanların %77,8’inin birinci doz aşısını tamamladığı belirlenmiştir. Covid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği ile Ölüm Anksiyetesi Ölçeği toplam puanı arasında pozitif (r=0,604, p<0,001), Covid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği Toplam puanı ile Covid-19 aşılanma durumu arasında negatif yönde istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu görülmüştür (r=-1,163, p<0,001). Covid-19 Korkusu Ölçeği toplam puan düzeyindeki değişim %37 oranında ölüm anksiyetesi ve Covid-19 aşılanma durumu tarafından açıklandığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır (R2= 0,374).
Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda, Covid-19 korkusunun ve ölüm anksiyetesinin orta seviyede ve Covid-19 aşısı olanların Covid-19 korkusunun daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Keywords

COVID 19 korkusu, Aşılanma, Ölüm Anksiyetesi

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