Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19): Predictors in an online study conducted in March 2020

Mertens, Gaëtan; Gerritsen, Lotte; Duijndam, Stefanie; Salemink, Elske; Engelhard, Iris M.

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102258

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“…It was found to have a moderate negative correlation co-efficient (-.39) which expressed an inverse relation between the two. Future Correlation analysis of such elements may be [19,33,34] had done correlation studies but with different perspectives like psychometrics, intolerance of uncertainty and predictors of Covid-19 fear respectively. 237 patients who were clinically improving were discharged.…”

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Covid-19 Demographics from a Tertiary Care Center: Does It Depreciate Quality-of-Life?

Revathishree

Sudarsan

Indu

et al. 2020

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Novel Coronavirus-disease-2019 (Covid-19) caused by the severe-acute-respiratory-syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) shows a rapid spread all over the world. It's still an ongoing pandemic with greater morbidity and mortality. In our study, we describe clinical features, and demographics of patients presenting to our tertiary care center with Covid-19 infection. Global burden was around 14 million Covid-19 positive cases with .5 million deaths and rising as per WHO update. A descriptive analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from June 1st to 30th, 2020 in a tertiary care center. Patients who tested positive by Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase chain reaction were included in the study and clinical characteristics and outcome of the patients were analyzed along with impact on quality-of-life. Sample size was 250. Mean age was around 41 years, with age range from 15 to 75 years. Gender ratio was 1:2.4, with male preponderance. Most common presenting symptom was throat pain (60%). Rhinorrhea and sneezing complaints were not recorded. Clinical categorization was done and scored accordingly. Clinical outcomes of above patients showed complication rate 5.2%, mortality rate .8%, with discharge and recovery rate being rate 94.8% and 96% respectively. Fear of COVID-19 scale was used to assess quality-of-life impact. We found throat pain was the most common symptom in our study. No cases reported with rhinorrhea/sneezing. Good recovery rate noted. Quality-of-life impacted.

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Covid-19 Demographics from a Tertiary Care Center: Does It Depreciate Quality-of-Life?

Revathishree

Sudarsan

Indu

et al. 2020

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Further research of IU in older women and men is warranted, since it was suggested that IU constitutes a transdiagnostic mechanism contributing to a variety of psychological symptoms, with a more pronounced involvement in the manifestation of anxiety and depressive symptoms (100). Moreover, during the COVID-19 pandemic, IU was related with higher fear of COVID-19 (39), insomnia 7, and less positivity (101).…”

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Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed a psychological burden on people worldwide, including fear and anxiety. Older adults are considered more vulnerable during public health emergency crises. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the psychological response of older adults during the acute phase of the pandemic in Greece. Method: This cross-sectional study was part of a larger three-day online survey. A total of 103 participants over the age of 60 fulfilled inclusion criteria. The survey included sociodemographic questions and six psychometric scales: the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) depression scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS-12), and the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale (JGLS). Results: A significant proportion of the participants reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms (81.6%), moderate to severe anxiety symptoms (84.5%), as well as disrupted sleep (37.9%). Women reported significantly higher levels of COVID-19related fear, more severe depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances, as well as higher levels of intolerance of uncertainty. Participants living alone showed higher levels of loneliness. Intolerance of uncertainty was shown to modulate levels of loneliness. Conclusions: During the quarantine, attention was promptly drawn upon the risks related with older people's loneliness. Studies identifying factors that may contribute to loneliness during a public health emergency facilitate the implementation of supportive interventions. Preparedness to address and manage older people's loneliness may limit this deleterious emotional response during the pandemic, as well as at the post-COVID-19 phase.

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“…On the one hand, fear can be an adaptive emotion that energizes and activates the individual to deal with a potential threat. However, fear can also impair the individual's well-being and increase certain panic behaviors (Mertens et al, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic is a source of intense stress and fear for the entire global population (Ahorsu et al, 2020;Garfin et al, 2020).…”

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“…Fear of COVID-19 was developed by including 3 items from the Fear of COVID-19 scale (Ahorsu et al, 2020, such as "I am most afraid of COVID-19"), and including two items that focus on occupational concerns regarding the disease ("I feel worried that I do not know what will happen to my occupational future due to the Coronavirus"; "I fear unexpected occupational events will happen to me due to the Coronavirus"). These items related not to fear of the disease itself, but rather fear of unknown economic concerns due to COVID-19 (see Mertens et al, 2020;Presti et al, 2020). The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .68.…”

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“…Constant news reports about the extremely high infection rate and relatively high mortality increase people's concern and anxiety about the COVID-19 crisis (Lin, 2020). Specifically, people are concerned about their own health and the health of their relatives and loved ones (Brooks et al, 2020;Mertens et al, 2020). In addition, fears related to unemployment, unpaid debts, professional career breakdown, and the broader economic crisis are also of deep concern (Trzebi nski et al, 2020).…”

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Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

Reizer

Koslowsky

Geffen

2020

Health Care for Women International

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After the COVID-19 virus was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the Israeli government adopted lockdown restrictions to limit its spread. The purpose of the present article is to examine the impact of this disturbing environment on Israeli women. Specifically, we examined whether fear of the virus would impact the women's distress symptoms, selfrated health (SRH), and marital satisfaction. A total of 130 Israeli married women with children completed the survey during the lockdown restrictions period. All participants reported that their children were living with them during the lockdown, and that no one had been infected by the virus. The results indicated that fear of COVID-19 was negatively associated with SRH as well as marital satisfaction, and positively associated with psychological distress. In addition, psychological distress mediated the link between fear of COVID-19 and both SRH and marital satisfaction. To mitigate similar negative consequences in the future, it is suggested that interventions should focus on the way the crisis is presented in the public domain. In addition, further research is recommended to identify the various indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological, physical, and relational aspects among women.

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Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19): Predictors in an online study conducted in March 2020

Cited by 923 publications

References 35 publications

Covid-19 Demographics from a Tertiary Care Center: Does It Depreciate Quality-of-Life?

Covid-19 Demographics from a Tertiary Care Center: Does It Depreciate Quality-of-Life?

Intolerance of Uncertainty and Loneliness in Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Living in fear: The relationship between fear of COVID-19, distress, health, and marital satisfaction among Israeli women

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