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NCT Number: NCT04802642

Evaluation of COVID-19 Fear, Anxiety and Their Effects in Physiotherapy Technician Students

80 participants studying in the physiotherapy technician department were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants' age, gender, year of being a student, the people they live with, the precautions they take regarding COVID-19, whether there is a history of COVID-19 in them or their immediate surroundings, and whether they have COVID-19 transmission and / or contagion fears during their vocational training, whether there are fears of achieving professional goals and competence because of COVID-19 and / or its consequences were recorded. Afterwards, the participants were asked to answer the questions on the coronavirus anxiety scale, the fear of COVID-19 scale and the cognitive and behavioral avoidance subscales of the Avoidance Attitudes from COVID-19 scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 Anxiety Disorders Anxiety and Fear COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Mental Disorders Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ufuk University

Ankara, Çankaya, 06520, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being between the ages of 18-65
  • Being a physiotherapy technician student

Exclusion criteria

  • Being under the age of 18, over the age of 65

Treatment and study plan

Survey

Other

Survey

Primary outcomes

  1. Coronavirus anxiety scale

    Time frame: 2 months

    It is a 5-item scale developed by Lee at all. to evaluate coronavirus-related anxiety. Participants indicate how often they have experienced the situations stated in each item with a 5-point Likert-type scale (0 = none, 1 = rare [less than 1 or 2 days], 2 = several days, 3 = more than 7 days, 4 = last 2 almost everyday a week). The total score is obtained by adding the item scores. The higher total score is higher coronavirus-related anxiety.

  2. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale

    Time frame: 2 months

    It is a 7-item scale developed by Ahorsu et all. to evaluate coronavirus-related fear. Participants indicate how often they experience the situations stated in each item with a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = undecided, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). The total score is obtained by summing the item scores, the higher total score is higher the coronavirus-related fear.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ufuk University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 17, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 17, 2021

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