Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Health Sciences

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COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Erişkin Bireylerin Algıladıkları Sosyal Destek ve Sağlık Kaygısı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi: Analitik Araştırma-Kesitsel
Investigation of the Perceived Social Support and Health Anxiety Levels of Adult Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process: Analytical Research-Sectional
Rahime Nur DEMİRa, Handan ERTAŞb
aHacettepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Sağlık Yönetimi ABD, Ankara, Türkiye
bSelçuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Sağlık Yönetimi ABD, Konya, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2022;7(3):847-55
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2021-86428
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan COVID-19 salgını ile beraber bireylerde stres, kaygı, depresyon gibi ciddi ruh sağlığı sorunları ortaya çıkmıştır. Fiziksel kısıtlamaların olduğu bu süreçle başa çıkmada en büyük gücümüz ailemiz, arkadaşlarımız ve yakın çevremizle kuracağımız mesafeli sosyal bağlarımızdır. Çalışmamızda Konya ili merkez ilçelerinden; Selçuklu, Meram ve Karatay'da ikamet eden akut veya kronik hastalığı olan yetişkin bireylerin algıladıkları sosyal destek ve sağlık kaygı düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntemldu: Araştırmada nicel araştırma deseni kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın evreni Konya merkez ilçeler nüfusunu oluşturan 1.346.330 kişi olup Konya merkez ilçelerinde akut veya kronik hastalığı bulunan 404 kişi örnekleme dâhil edilmiştir. Çevrimiçi anket tekniği ile veriler elde edilmiştir. Araştırmada Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek ölçeği ve Sağlık Kaygısı ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çok Boyutlu Algılanan Sosyal Destek ölçeğinin Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,97, Sağlık Kaygısı ölçeğinin Cronbach Alpha değeri 0,89'dur. Bulgular: Erkeklerin sağlık kaygı seviyeleri yüksek, kadınların sosyal destek seviyeleri yüksek bulunmuştur. Bekârların sağlık kaygıları seviyesi yüksek, evlilerin sosyal destek düzeyleri yüksek bulunmuştur. Yaş arttıkça sağlık kaygısı artmakta ve sosyal destek düşmektedir. Eğitim düzeyi düşük olanların sağlık kaygı seviyeleri yüksek, eğitim düzeyi arttıkça sosyal destek düzeylerinin arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Sağlık kaygısı ile sosyal destek arasında negatif yönlü güçlü bir ilişki bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Algılanan sosyal destek; sağlık kaygısı; kronik hasta
ABSTRACT
 Objective: With the COVID-19 epidemic, which affected the whole world, serious mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression have emerged in individuals. Our greatest strength in coping with this process of physical restrictions is the distant social ties we will establish with our family, friends and close circle. In our study, one of the central districts of Konya; It is aimed to examine the perceived social support and health anxiety levels of adult individuals with acute or chronic diseases residing in Selçuklu, Meram and Karatay. Material and Methods: In the study, quantitative research design convenience sampling method was used. The population of the research is 1,346,330 people who make up the population of Konya central districts and 404 people with acute or chronic diseases in Konya central districts were included in the sample. Data were obtained with the online survey technique. Multidimensional Perceived Social Support scale and Health Anxiety scale were used in the study. The Cronbach Alpha value of the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support scale is 0.97, and the Cronbach Alpha value of the Health Anxiety scale is 0.89. Results: Men's health anxiety levels were high, and women's social support levels were high. It was found that the health anxiety levels of the singles were high, and the social support levels of the married were high. As age increases, health anxiety increases and social support decreases. It has been determined that the health anxiety levels of those with low education level are high, and their social support levels increase as the education level increases. Conclusion: A strong negative relationship was found between health anxiety and social support.

Keywords: Perceived social support; health anxiety; chronic patient
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