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
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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