Coronavirus Fear and Life Quality Perceptions of COVID-19 Positive Patients' Spouses

Authors : Aygül Kıssal, Elif Akyazı

Pages : 1-12

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Publication Date : 2024-07-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to determine the fear of coronavirus and quality of life perceptions of the spouses of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were treated and discharged. This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted with the spouses of 111 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in a district state hospital and were treated and discharged. Data were collected with the Patient Spouse Identification Form, the COVID-19 Fear Scale, and the WHOQOL BREF 27 Quality of Life Scale. Data were evaluated by percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t test, Mann Whitney-U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Pearson Correlation coefficient. The mean COVID-19 Fear scale score of the participants was 16.92 ± 6.20. A statistically significant difference was found between the education level, chronic disease status, hospitalization period of the spouse, and knowledge of the new type of coronavirus and the quality of life sub-dimensions mean scores of the participants. As individuals\' fear levels increase, the quality of life psychological health sub-dimension score decreases.
Keywords : COVID 19, eşler, korku, yaşam kalitesi

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