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The Fear of COVID-19 Scale: Development and Initial Validation

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The FCV-19S, a seven-item scale, has robust psychometric properties and is reliable and valid in assessing fear of COVID-19 among the general population and will also be useful in allaying CO VID-19 fears among individuals.
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Background: The emergence of the COVID-19 and its consequences has led to fears, worries, and anxiety among individuals worldwide. The present study developed the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) t ...

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Abstract: COVID-19 PANDEMİSİNİN HEMŞİRE VE EBE ÖĞRENCİLERİN KORKU VE KONTROL ALGISI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ ÖZ Bu çalışma, Covid-19 pandemisinin hemşire ve ebe öğrencilerinin korku ve kontrol algısı üzerindeki etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırma, Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesinde Ekim –Aralık 2020 tarihleri arasında Hemşirelik, Ebelik bölümü öğrencileri ile yapılmıştır. Kesitsel ve tanımlayıcı özellikte olan çalışmanın örneklemini 411 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplamak için; Tanıtım Formu, Korku ve Kontrol Duygusu Ölçeği ve Koronavirüs Korkusu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde sayı, yüzde, ortalama, independent student t testi, ANOVA ve korelasyon testleri kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 19.59±1.63 (min 17-max 32)’dır. Öğrencilerin %85.2’si kadın %14.8’i erkektir. Öğrencilerin %63.7’u hemşirelik, %14.8’i ebelik bölümündedir. Öğrencilerin %53.0’ı Covid-19’lu hastalara bakım vermede istekli olmadığını, %63.5’i Covid-19 ile ilgili eğitim almak istediğini belirtmiştir. Covid-19 korku ölçeğinin toplam puan ortalaması 19.62± 4.97’dir. Korku ve kontrol algısı ölçeğinin toplam puan ortalaması 10.47±7.37’dir. Uzmanlar öğrencilere bilgi ve Covid19'dan korunmanın yollarını sağlamalıdır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Covid-19 Korkusu, Korku, Tehdit, Kontrol Algısı, Öğrenciler
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