Evaluation of the Perceptions About the Covid-19 Pandemic of Patients with the Diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Qualitative Study `Fires Again, Me Again`

Fatma TUYGAR OKUTUCU; Hacer AKGÜL CEYHUN

doi:10.56766/ntms.1095807

Evaluation of the Perceptions About the Covid-19 Pandemic of Patients with the Diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: A Qualitative Study `Fires Again, Me Again`

Authors : Fatma TUYGAR OKUTUCU, Hacer AKGÜL CEYHUN

Pages : 83-90

Doi:10.56766/ntms.1095807

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Publication Date : 2022-09-16

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Abstract: Objective: Covid-19 pandemic has raised concerns about how to deal with the psychiatric aspects of the pandemic and it was a matter of curiosity how the perceptions of individuals would be who already had a psychiatric diagnosis, especially a vulnerable diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(GAD);. We aimed to explore the perceptions about Covid-19 pandemic in a sample of individuals with the diagnosis of GAD. Methods: Qualitative data obtained using a semi-structured interview questionnaire by a psychiatrist with 33 individuals diagnosed with GAD. Results: 14insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(42.4%); of the participants were male, 19insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57.6%); were female. Average age was 34.7. 7insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21.2%); participants had Covid-19 infection. Three main themes were determined as ` learning from the pandemic process`, `impact of the pandemic process on changes in personal development`, `effects on the psychiatric treatment process`. Sub-themes; `value of health `,` patience`, `importance of cleanliness and hygiene`, `changing world`, `difficulties of staying at home`, ` necessity of preparing yourself for the worst`, `people are no good for anyone but themselves`, `things happen to happen` `learning to be happy with little things`, `being able to read more books`, ‘uncertainty’ `spending time with children` `enduring`, `discipline`, `negativities added to health`, ‘no change’ `fires again, me again` and `worsening with stress factor` ` awareness ` `experience` `helped-it, it was good’ have been detected. Conclusions: People with the diagnosis of GAD may be particularly vulnerable to the psychological effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. But their positive and negative appraisals and coping behaviour could prevent or ameliorate future problems.
Keywords : generalized axiety disorder, COVID 19, perceptions about the pandemic, qualitative study

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