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ArticleOmega2023

The Level of Fear Experienced by the Individuals and their Applications to Health Institutions during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Emel Güven, Birsen Altay

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Emel GüvenOndokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Samsun, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6105-4385
Birsen AltayOndokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nursing, Samsun, Turkey.

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aimThe study aims to investigate the effect of the level of fear experienced by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic on their application to health institutions.

methodThis descriptive study was conducted between July and September 2020 with the participants who met the inclusion criteria in Turkey. When the mean COVID-19 Fear Scale score was considered and the standard deviation values ​​were taken as 18.83 ± 6.01, the sample size was determined as 98 individuals, with 95% confidence level, 90% test power, and 0.331 effect size. With the snowball sampling method, the study was carried out with 577 people who filled out the Google form. The Personal Information Form and the COVID-19 Fear Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed with SPSS 20.0. Descriptive statistics, correlation, Mann-Whitney U (U), and Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed to analyze the data. Ethics committee approval was obtained prior to the study.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 32.06 ± 11.25 (min 18-max 71); 77.8% were female; 66% were university graduates, and 54.9% were single. The total mean score of the participants from the COVID-19 Fear Scale was determined as 16.84 ± 5.68 (min 7-max 34), which points to moderate level of fear. The COVID-19 Fear Scale scores of the female participants, the participants with high income, and those living with their families were found to be higher (

conclusionIt has been determined that during the coronavirus process, 21.5% of individuals attend in person to health institutions and 40.7% of individuals attend in person to health institutions in emergencies. It was found that the level of fear was higher in the participants who applied to health institutions during the pandemic. The participants who postponed their application to health institutions in emergencies due to the fear of infection were found to have higher levels of fear.

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COVID-19Mental DisordersAdolescentAdultAgedEmergenciesFearFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsYoung AdultCOVID-19fearhealthcare institutionsnew coronavirus

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PMID35586941
PMCPMC9121142

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