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The Association Between Health Status and Insomnia, Mental Health, and Preventive Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Fear of COVID-19.
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- Depressive and anxiety symptoms amid COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers in a low-resource setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis from Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fear of COVID-19.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- [Prevalence, structure, and risk factors for mental disorders in older adults.]Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii · 2021Pooled it
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- A network analysis of the associations between COVID-19-related variables and health across sex, age and educational levels among Ghanaian youths.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Predicting fear of COVID-19 based on depression, anxiety, and stress in administrative employees by emphasizing the role of ethnicity.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Associations between fear of COVID-19 and mental health in Ghana: A sequential mediation model.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Parental intention on getting children COVID-19 vaccinations: Invariance evaluation across parenting roles and COVID-19-like symptoms experiences among Iranians during the pandemic period.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2024Article
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- Mediating Effects of Fear on Mental Health among Undergraduate Students during Open Distance Learning.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2023Article
- Health persuasion through emoji: How emoji interacted with information source to predict health behaviors in COVID-19 situation.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Related Early Google Search Behavior and Health Communication in the United States: Panel Data Analysis on Health Measures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Sentiment Analysis on Twitter: Role of Healthcare Professionals in the Global Conversation during the AstraZeneca Vaccine Suspension.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Auricular acupuncture for persistent insomnia and anxiety associated with COVID-19: a case report.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis study examined the mediation role of fear of COVID-19 in the association between perceived health status of older adults and their insomnia, mental health, and COVID-19 preventive behaviors so as to have better understanding of the factors associated with COVID-19 and its preventive measures.
methodsA total of 413 older adults with a mean age of 57.72 (
resultsThere were small-large significant interrelationships between insomnia, mental health, fear of COVID-19, and preventive behaviors. Fear of COVID-19 significantly mediated the associations between perceived health status and insomnia, mental health, and COVID-19 preventive behaviors. It was also observed that perceived health status directly influenced insomnia and mental health of older adults but not their COVID-19 preventive behaviors.
conclusionFear of COVID-19 has an important role to play in the management of the health and preventive behaviors of older adults. Health experts and communicators may capitalize on these findings to educate people on COVID-19. Future studies are needed to perfectly ascertain the extent of fear needed to stimulate or initiate better preventive behaviors and healthcare practices.
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