dc.contributor.author
Agrawal, Siddarth
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Dróżdż, Mateusz
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Makuch, Sebastian
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Pietraszek, Alicja
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Sobieszczańska, Małgorzata
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Mazur, Grzegorz
dc.date.accessioned
2022-01-28T06:43:10Z
dc.date.available
2022-01-28T06:43:10Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/33770
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-33490
dc.description.abstract
The prevailing COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected the mental health and well-being of individuals. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the perceived fear of COVID-19 among older adults in Poland and identify subpopulations with the highest risk of potential mental health disorders. The study was conducted in November–December 2020 on 500 people aged ≥60 years (mean M = 67.9, standard deviation SD = 4.2). In order to collect information on participants’ characteristics and COVID-19-related information, they were asked to complete a questionnaire based on recorded telephone calls. Perceived fear of COVID-19 was measured using our generated and validated seven-item tool: “Scale of fear of COVID-19 infection”, which ranged from 7 to 35. Multiple linear regression was performed to identify factors associated with the perceived fear of COVID-19. Our results showed that the highest level of fear of COVID-19 infection was observed among women (p = 0.025) and patients taking anticoagulants (p = 0.004). Moreover, older adults with higher anxiety levels were more likely to be fearful of COVID-19 (according to the GAS-10 scale; p < 0.001). These findings may help policy makers and healthcare workers to adapt and implement better mental health strategies to help the elderly fight fear and anxiety during the prevailing pandemic.
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dc.format.extent
15 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject
older adults
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dc.subject
health anxiety
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dc.subject.ddc
600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::610 Medizin und Gesundheit
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600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::610 Medizin und Gesundheit::616 Krankheiten
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100 Philosophie und Psychologie::150 Psychologie::150 Psychologie
dc.title
The Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 among the Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study
dc.type
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumber
5537
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi
10.3390/jcm10235537
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitle
Journal of Clinical Medicine
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.number
23
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
MDPI
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume
10
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10235537
refubium.affiliation
Biologie, Chemie, Pharmazie
refubium.affiliation.other
Institut für Chemie und Biochemie
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no
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dc.relation.hascorrection
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/36019
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2077-0383