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ArticleNursing open2021

Appetite loss, death anxiety and medical coping modes in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study.

Qiuxuan Zeng, Huangliang Cao, Qing Ma, Jieya Chen, Haixia Shi, Jiaying Li

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Qiuxuan ZengGuangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Huangliang CaoGuangzhou Eighth People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qing MaSchool of Nursing, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jieya ChenGuangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Haixia ShiGuangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiaying LiSchool of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5473-4320

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aimThis study aims to explore the current level and associated factors of appetite and death anxiety amongst COVID-19 patients and also to identify correlation between the two variables.

designA cross-sectional study.

methodsDemographic and characteristic questionnaires, templer death anxiety scale, council on nutrition of appetite questionnaire and medical coping modes questionnaire were utilized.

resultsThe average scores of appetite and death anxiety were 19.46 (4.09) and 6.58, (3.21) respectively. 76 patients (100%) suffered from appetite loss, whilst 27 (35.50%) patients suffered from severe death anxiety. Marital status, COVID-19 disease condition ranks, educational level and death anxiety were explained 55.20% of the total variance in the appetite regression model (F = 31.83, p < .001), whilst the gender, avoidance coping strategy and appetite level were explained 49.80% of the total variance in death anxiety model (F = 17.80, p < .001). A moderate negative correlation between appetite and death anxiety was also confirmed (r=-.55, p < .001).

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COVID-19Adaptation, PsychologicalAnxietyAppetiteCross-Sectional StudiesHumansSARS-CoV-2appetite levelassociated factorsCOVID-19death anxietymedical coping modes

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PMCPMC8510753

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