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ArticlePloS one2022

Fear of Covid 19 during the third wave of infection in Norwegian patients with type 1 diabetes.

Grethe Åstrøm Ueland, Tony Ernes, Tone Vonheim Madsen, Eystein Sverre Husebye, Sverre Sandberg, Karianne Fjell Løvaas, John Graham Cooper

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Grethe Åstrøm UelandNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-6116-7689
Tony ErnesNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Tone Vonheim MadsenNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Eystein Sverre HusebyeDepartment of Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Sverre SandbergNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Karianne Fjell LøvaasNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
John Graham CooperNorwegian Quality Improvement of Laboratory Examinations (Noklus), Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus · NOHaukeland University Hospital · NOStavanger University Hospital · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo study the fear of Covid 19 infection among Norwegian patients with type 1 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsFear of Covid 19 scale, a validated scale assessing the fear of Covid 19, was sent electronically to 16255 patients with type 1 diabetes in May 2021. The items are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (total scores from 7 to 35). The higher the score, the greater the fear.

results10145 patients, 52% of the Norwegian adult type 1 diabetes population, completed the questionnaire. The mean total fear score was 13.8 (SD 5.8). Women experienced more fear than men (OR 1.96), and fear increased significantly with increasing age for both genders (p<0.05). Fear increased with increasing BMI, more pronounced for men than women. Fear was positively correlated to HbA1c (Spearman rho 0.067, p<0.05), and significantly increased in patients with micro- and macrovascular complications, compared with patients without complications (p<0.05). Smokers showed increased fear compared with non-smokers, (1.59 (1.39-1.81)), and non-European patients reported more fear than Europeans (OR of 2.02 (95% CI 1.55-2.63).

conclusionAssessment of fear of Covid 19 in the type 1 diabetes population in Norway revealed an overall low fear during the third wave of infection. Patients considered to be at high risk of serious disease, such as older individuals, smokers and obese individuals expressed more fear than low risk individuals. The degree of fear was also associated with sex, ethnicity, educational/working status, glycemic control and presence of complications.

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COVID-19Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1AdultEthnicityFearFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and Questionnaires

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