COVID-19 Fear and Coping Strategies during the Pandemic: Insights from Greek health services units.

Q3 Medicine Psychiatrike = Psychiatriki Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI:10.22365/jpsych.2024.013
Elpida Stratou, Aikaterini Toska, Aikaterini Gamvroula, Stavros Antonopoulos, Athanasios Moulopoulos, Theodora Rigopoulou, Kyriakos Souliotis, Maria Saridi
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The aim of this study was to assess the fear caused by the COVID-19 pandemic among health services users in Greece. The study involved 1260 participants from three health services units in the prefecture of Corinthia. The COVID-19 Fear Scale (FCV-19S) and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE) were used to assess fear levels. Results showed that females experienced a significantly higher fear of COVID-19 (15.9 compared to 15.4), while the age group of>60 years had the highest mean score (16.6). Individuals in retirement showed a greater fear of COVID-19 (16.8), while health sector employees had lower fear scores (15.1). Chronically ill patients had a higher fear of COVID-19 (16.5 as opposed to 15.5 of healthy persons), while people considering that the COVID-19 pandemic will be dealt with soon presented lower levels of fear compared to those not considering it or being uncertain. According to the Brief-COPE questionnaire, fear of COVID-19 total scores was positively correlated with two of the coping subscales; the emotion-focused and the avoidant-coping. The study's findings can contribute to the identification of fear and coping strategies for the development of targeted interventions and mental health support programs during this global crisis.

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COVID-19 大流行期间的恐惧和应对策略:来自希腊医疗服务单位的启示。
本研究旨在评估 COVID-19 大流行在希腊医疗服务使用者中造成的恐慌。来自科林斯省三个医疗服务单位的 1260 名参与者参与了这项研究。研究采用了 COVID-19 恐惧量表(FCV-19S)和问题应对取向量表(Brief-COPE)来评估恐惧程度。结果显示,女性对 COVID-19 的恐惧程度明显更高(15.9 分,男性为 15.4 分),而年龄大于 60 岁的人群平均得分最高(16.6 分)。退休人员对 COVID-19 的恐惧感更高(16.8),而卫生部门的员工对 COVID-19 的恐惧感较低(15.1)。慢性病患者对 COVID-19 的恐惧程度较高(16.5 分,而健康人为 15.5 分),而认为 COVID-19 大流行将很快得到应对的人的恐惧程度低于不认为或不确定的人。根据 Brief-COPE 问卷,对 COVID-19 的恐惧总分与两个应对分量表(情绪专注型和回避型应对)呈正相关。这项研究的结果有助于确定恐惧和应对策略,以便在这场全球危机中制定有针对性的干预措施和心理健康支持计划。
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