دورية أكاديمية
Levels and predictors of fear and health anxiety during the current outbreak of COVID-19 in immunocompromised and chronic disease patients in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional correlational study.
| العنوان: | Levels and predictors of fear and health anxiety during the current outbreak of COVID-19 in immunocompromised and chronic disease patients in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional correlational study. |
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| المؤلفون: | Al-Rahimi JS; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Immunology Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Nass NM; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Hassoubah SA; Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Wazqar DY; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia., Alamoudi SA; Department of Biology, College of Science and Arts, King Abdulaziz University, Rabigh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| المصدر: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2021 Apr 26; Vol. 16 (4), pp. e0250554. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 26 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Fear*, Anxiety/*pathology , COVID-19/*epidemiology , Cardiovascular Diseases/*psychology, Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; COVID-19/pathology ; COVID-19/virology ; Cardiovascular Diseases/pathology ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Disease Outbreaks ; Female ; Humans ; Immunocompromised Host ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Regression Analysis ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Saudi Arabia/epidemiology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult |
| مستخلص: | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has become a clinical threat to healthy people as well as immunocompromised patients and those with pre-existing chronic diseases around the world. This study, which used a cross-sectional correlational design, aimed to assess the levels of fear and health anxiety and to investigate their predictors during the current outbreak of COVID-19 in immunocompromised and chronic disease patients in Saudi Arabia. Sociodemographic and clinical data, fear of COVID-19, and health anxiety measurements were collected by online surveys from June 15 to July 15, 2020. Univariate and multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify predictors. A total of 1,030 patients in 13 provinces in Saudi Arabia completed the questionnaire. A significant number of patients with chronic diseases experienced considerable levels of fear and anxiety during the COVID-19 outbreak. It was found that 21.44% of participants met the criteria for anxiety cases, and 19.4% were considered borderline anxiety cases. In regression analysis, significant predictors of fear and health anxiety were female gender, lower education, middle-aged, divorced or widowed, receiving immunosuppressants, type of chronic disease (Crohn's disease, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases), and media use as a source of knowledge about COVID-19. Immunocompromised and chronic disease patients are vulnerable to fear and anxiety during epidemic infectious diseases such as COVID-19. Optimizing this population's compliance with appropriate infection prevention and control strategies is crucial during the infectious outbreaks to ensure their safety, to decrease the risk of infection and serious complications, and reduce their fear and health anxiety. Effective positive psychological interventions and support strategies also need to be immediately implemented to increase psychological resilience and improve the mental health of these patients. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, chronic disease patients in Saudi Arabia need special attention from health authorities, policymakers, and healthcare professionals to manage maladaptive forms of health anxiety and fear. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20210426 Date Completed: 20210507 Latest Revision: 20210507 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231215 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC8075243 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0250554 |
| PMID: | 33901260 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0250554 |