Public compliance with social distancing policy is necessary to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). One of the factors that contribute to compliance with social distancing policy is awareness of COVID‐19. This study aimed to examine the relationship between awareness of COVID‐19 and compliance with social distancing policy. The study used an online survey through Google Form to 404 respondents aged 18–63 years. The data were collected by using awareness on the COVID‐19 scale and compliance with the social distancing scale. The data were analyzed using the Spearman correlation and Kruskal–Wallis, followed by Mann–Whitney U with Bonferroni correction. The awareness of COVID‐19 was significantly and positively associated with compliance with social distancing order. Based on demographic variables found that the awareness was significantly higher in postgraduates. The awareness of COVID‐19 was also significantly higher in working participants. The compliance with social distancing order was found higher in women. The study's primary result is that the awareness of COVID‐19 positively correlates with public compliance on social distancing order. In particular, there is a need to provide means and interventions to raise public awareness of this challenging situation.
The psychological problem that can arise due to uncertain conditions to the spread of COVID-19 is anxiety. One of the essential behaviors that contribute to the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 is awareness related to COVID-19 and the behavior of community adherence to the appeal of Social Distancing. The research objective was to determine whether awareness of COVID-19 is associated with anxiety and community compliance with social distancing rules. Besides, to understand differences in awareness of COVID-19, anxiety, and community compliance with social distancing rules. Based on an online survey through Google Form was conducted on 404 respondents aged 18 to 63 years. Data were collected using three instruments, the COVID-19 awareness scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) anxiety subscale, and the compliance scale for social distancing. Data were analyzed using Spearman correlation and Kruskal Wallis, followed by Mann-Whitney U with Bonferroni correction. The main results of the research found that awareness of COVID-19 plays a vital role in realizing community compliance with social distancing rules. The group that needs more attention is related to awareness of lower COVID-19 and more at risk of experiencing anxiety, namely the younger age group, less educated, and not working. The government need to pay more attention to at-risk groups and provide an official information channel for raising awareness of COVID-19, clear prevention policies, and health protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 especially with the discourse for new normal people are asked to move back in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Religious capital and job engagement among Malaysian Muslim nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic', HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 78(1), a7830. https://doi. org/10.4102/hts.v78i1.7830 Contribution:The research findings suggest that reinforcing RC in Islamic societies, such as Malaysia, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, affects nurses' sense of hope, faith and beliefs regarding their capabilities to achieve career success.
Diabetic foot ulcer is a chronic wound in the lower area of the ankle, which causes anxiety, increases morbidity, mortality, and reduces the quality of life. This research aims to know the correlation between levels of anxiety with the quality of life of diabetic ulcer sufferers in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Hospital Bandar Lampung City in 2020. This research uses a quantitative research method with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study was the sufferer of the diabetic ulcer by 31 sufferers, with a sample number are 31 respondents. Bivariate analysis using Chi-Square test analysis with a limit of 95 percent of P-value obtained 0.028 less than 0.05 (P-value less than 0.05), so that Ho rejected this indicates that there is a relationship between levels of anxiety with the quality of life of diabetic ulcer sufferers in dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Hospital Bandar Lampung City in 2020. The results of this research are expected to be recommended for the community, especially diabetic ulcer sufferers to be able to think positively in dealing with problems such as anxiety. Therefore, health workers can provide the treatment of patient anxiety problems by providing counseling, support and motivating sufferers to avoid affecting the quality of life of sufferers with psychological problems. Abstrak: Ulkus kaki diabetik adalah luka kronik pada daerah bawah pergelangan kaki, yang menyebabkan kecemasan, meningkatkan morbiditas, mortalitas, dan mengurangi kualitas hidup. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara tingkat kecemasan dengan kualitas hidup penderita ulkus diabetikum di Rumah Sakit Daerah dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Kota Bandar Lampung tahun 2020. Metodologi penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh penderita ulkus diabetikum yang dirawat sebanyak 31 penderita, dengan jumlah sampel 31 responden. Analisis bivariat menggunakan analisis uji Chi Square dengan batas kemaknaan 95 persen didapatkan p-value 0,028 (p-value kurang dari 0,05), sehingga Ho ditolak hal ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan tingkat kecemasan dengan kualitas hidup penderita ulkus diabetikum di Rumah Sakit dr. A. Dadi Tjokrodipo Kota Bandar Lampung tahun 2020. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan menjadi masukan bagi masyarakat khususnya penderita ulkus diabetikum untuk dapat berfikir positif dalam menangani permasalah seperti kecemasan. Oleh karena itu petugas kesehatan dapat memberikan penanganan terhadap masalah kecemasan pasien dengan memberikan konseling, support dan memotivasi penderita agar tidak mempengaruhi kualitas hidup penderita dengan permasalahan psikologi tersebut.
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