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The Factors That Affect the Fear of COVID-19 in Students of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Departments: A Descriptive Study
Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü Öğrencilerinde COVID-19 Korkusunu Etkileyen Faktörler: Tanımlayıcı Bir Araştırma
Nazlı GÜNGÖRa,b, Neslişah GÜNc
aDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Institute of Graduate Studies, İstanbul, Türkiye
bDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, İstanbul Arel University Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye
cDepartment of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Kırklareli University Faculty of Health Sciences, Kırklareli, Türkiye
Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci.Turkiye Klinikleri J Health Sci. 2023;8(1):76-84
doi: 10.5336/healthsci.2022-92752
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: To determine the level of fear of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the factors that affect the fear of COVID-19 in students of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation departments. Material and Methods: The study involved 253 volunteer students from 4 different universities in Türkiye. Utilizing an online data collection technology, the participant information form and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale were used to collect the study's data. Results: Female gender (p=0.06), not working in any job (p=0.76), income source only (p=0.92), smoking (p=0.26), and not using alcohol (p=0.88), history of chronic disease (p=0.32), no previous COVID-19 infection (p=0.96), 12 weeks after COVID-19 infection (p=0.17), 3 doses of vaccination (p=0.63), using public transportation (p=0.49) were factors that increased the level of fear in physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students. In addition, the fear levels of the students who had a family history of chronic disease (p=0.007) and had the thought of freezing the school (p=0.001) were significantly higher than the others. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the fear of COVID-19 and terms of living environment, number of theoretical lessons, number of practical lessons and class size (p>0.05). Conclusion: Physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students have low-to-moderate fear of COVID-19. Those with a chronic disease in their family have a high fear of COVID-19, and those with a high level of fear consider freezing the school. The number of practical and theoretical lessons and class size have no effect on the level of fear.

Keywords: Fear; COVID-19; students; pandemic; education
ÖZET
 Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencilerinde koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease2019 (COVID-19)] korku düzeyini ve COVID-19 korkusunu etkileyen faktörleri belirlemektir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya Türkiye'deki 4 farklı üniversitede öğrenim gören 253 gönüllü öğrenci dâhil edildi. Araştırmanın verileri internet tabanlı veri toplama aracı kullanılarak katılımcı bilgi formu, COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeği uygulanmasıyla elde edildi. Bulgular: Kadın cinsiyet (p=0,06), herhangi bir işte çalışmama (p=0,76), gelir kaynağının sadece maaş olması (p=0,92), sigara (p=0,26) ve alkol kullanmama (p=0,88), kronik hastalık öyküsü (p=0,32), daha önce COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçirmemiş olma (p=0,96), COVID-19 enfeksiyonundan sonra 12 hafta süre geçmiş olması (p=0,17), 3 doz aşılanma (p=0,63), toplu taşıma araçlarını kullanma (p=0,49) fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencilerinde korku düzeyini artıran faktörlerdi. Ayrıca ailesinde kronik hastalık öyküsü bulunan (p=0,007) ve okulu dondurma düşüncesi olan (p=0,001) öğrencilerin korku düzeyleri diğerlerinden anlamlı derecede yüksekti. Buna karşın yaşama ortamı, teorik ders sayısı, uygulama dersi sayısı, sınıf mevcudu değişkenleri ile COVID-19 korkusu arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı (p>0,05). Sonuç: Fizyoterapi ve rehabilitasyon bölümü öğrencilerinde düşük-orta düzeyde COVID-19 korkusu bulunmaktadır. Ailesinde kronik hastalığı olanlarda COVID-19 korkusu yüksektir ve korku düzeyi yüksek olanlar okulu dondurmayı düşünmektedir. Uygulama ve teorik ders sayılarının ve sınıf mevcudunun korku düzeyine etkisi yoktur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Korku; COVID-19; öğrenciler; pandemi; eğitim
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