EVALUATION OF THE FEAR/ANXIETY OF ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL DUE TO COVID-19
YAŞLI BİREYLERİN COVİD-19 SEBEBİYLE HASTANEYE GİTMEKTEN DUYDUKLARI KORKU/KAYGININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Author : -Ebru CENGİZ-- Mürsel TİRGİL
Number of pages : 3140-3144

Abstract

With the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic, significant changes have occurred in the lives of people all over the world. These changes have been experienced in almost every field from working life to education life, from entertainment to art. The most important of these areas has been in the field of health. As of today, nearly 3 million people have died due to Covid-19. During the pandemic period, people’s habits have also changed due to the concerns they experience. People began to come together less often, an deven their handshake habits changed. The anxiety experienced is the concern of getting the Covid-19 virus to themselves. Because of this anxiety, those who have simple diseases or need defferred treatment(eye, tooth, etc.) avoided going to hospitals. In addition, patients with serios and fatal risks avoided going to hospitals. In this study, the concerns of individuals aged 65 and over about going to the hospital due to Covid-19 were evaluated. As a result of the research, it was found that even those with diseases such as heart disease and COPD, where the said anxiety is significant, experience anxiety about going to the hospital.

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