Fear and rumor associated with COVID-19 among Iranian adults, 2020

Zamanian, Maryam; Ahmadi, Delniya; Sindarreh, Setayesh; Aleebrahim, Forugh; Vardanjani, Hosein Molavi; Faghihi, Sayed Hassan; Safari‐Faramani, Roya; Nasirian, Maryam

doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_589_20

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“…They are believed not to assist people's coping during crisis and tended to stir up negative emotions during the pandemic. These results were consistent with recent findings, which found that rumours trigger negative outcomes, such as increasing fear (Zamanian et al, 2020) and leading to violence (Greenhill & Oppenheim, 2017).…”

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Rumour type matters: The effect of different types of rumours on coping, subjective well‐being, and interpersonal trust during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Rumours circulated quickly online and offline during the COVID‐19 pandemic, but empirical research on the subject is limited. Combining qualitative (Study 1, content analysis was conducted on 2344 actual rumours extracted from a rumour‐refuting website) and quantitative methods (Study 2, a three‐wave study with 10‐day intervals), the current study suggests that (1) rumours during the pandemic can be categorised into three types, that is, wish, dread, and aggression rumours, and (2) exposure to different types of rumours is associated with coping consequences, subjective well‐being (comprising positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction), and interpersonal trust in different ways. Generally, wish rumours seem benign, while dread and aggression rumours are malicious. Specifically, wish rumours are believed to assist coping and to be positively associated with positive affect and interpersonal trust. In contrast, dread rumours are believed not to assist coping and to be marginally significantly and positively associated with negative affect and negatively associated with interpersonal trust. Meanwhile, aggression rumours are believed not to assist coping and are marginally significantly and positively associated with negative affect. All other relationships are nonsignificant. The results of the current study will help national governments and international agencies design and evaluate rumour control strategies and policies.

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Rumour type matters: The effect of different types of rumours on coping, subjective well‐being, and interpersonal trust during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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“…Our result also suggested that patients with college education experience had a higher level of FoP than patients with primary education experience, which is different from the studies of Zheng Hu and Meissner et al [ 31 , 32 ]. Consistent with us, the higher the educational level, the more fear of coronavirus disease 2019 [ 33 ]. Patients with high education level are more willing to learn disease-related knowledge.…”

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Psychometric validation of the fear of progression questionnaire-short form in acute pancreatitis patients

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Yang,

Xiang

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“…[ 2 32 33 ] Our findings mirror the results from previous coronaviruses outbreak studies, where the psychiatric morbidities ranged from 10% to 35% even in the postillness stage. [ 34 ] Mazza et al . also reported high rates of PTSD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and OC symptomatology in a sample of COVID-19 survivors, thus corroborating with our study results.…”

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Psychiatric comorbidities among COVID-19 survivors in North India: A cross-sectional study

Dar

Sheikh³

et al. 2021

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BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) emerged from China and rapidly spread to many other countries all over the world. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms among COVID-19 survivors after their discharge from the COVID-19 treatment center. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, hospital-based study performed among 119 COVID-19 survivors. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure anxiety and depression. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-Checklist (PCL) and Brief OC Scale were used to measure PTSD and OC symptoms. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using the SPSS (IBM Corp. Released 2015 version 23.0). RESULTS: The mean anxiety, depression, and PTSD scores were, 7.12 ± 0.68, 8.08 ± 0.22, and 19.78 ± 0.88, respectively. Based on cutoff scores, the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and PTSD among COVID-19 survivors was n = 53, 44.54%; n = 73, 61.34%; and n = 30, 25.21%, respectively. Older COVID-19 survivors (≥50 years) were more likely to show symptoms of depression and anxiety ( P < 0.001) compared to younger ones. Furthermore, COVID-19 survivors who were ≥50 years of age experienced a greater level of PTSD compared to younger ones; similar trends were seen in those experiencing OC symptoms. In the present study, n = 98 (82.4%) were obsessed with fears of contamination and an equal number had compulsive handwashing. CONCLUSION: Anxiety, depression, PTSD, and OC symptoms are common among the COVID-19 survivors and that underscores the need to diagnose and manage mental health morbidities among these survivors long after their recovery from COVID-19.

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Fear and rumor associated with COVID-19 among Iranian adults, 2020

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Rumour type matters: The effect of different types of rumours on coping, subjective well‐being, and interpersonal trust during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Rumour type matters: The effect of different types of rumours on coping, subjective well‐being, and interpersonal trust during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Psychometric validation of the fear of progression questionnaire-short form in acute pancreatitis patients

Psychiatric comorbidities among COVID-19 survivors in North India: A cross-sectional study

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