80 participants studying in the physiotherapy technician department were included in this cross-sectional study. Participants' age, gender, year of being a student, the people they live with, the precautions they take regarding COVID-19, whether there is a history of COVID-19 in them or their immediate surroundings, and whether they have COVID-19 transmission and / or contagion fears during their vocational training, whether there are fears of achieving professional goals and competence because of COVID-19 and / or its consequences were recorded. Afterwards, the participants were asked to answer the questions on the coronavirus anxiety scale, the fear of COVID-19 scale and the cognitive and behavioral avoidance subscales of the Avoidance Attitudes from COVID-19 scale.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Survey
Ufuk University
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Coronavirus anxiety scale
It is a 5-item scale developed by Lee at all. to evaluate coronavirus-related anxiety. Participants indicate how often they have experienced the situations stated in each item with a 5-point Likert-type scale (0 = none, 1 = rare \[less than 1 or 2 days\], 2 = several days, 3 = more than 7 days, 4 = last 2 almost everyday a week). The total score is obtained by adding the item scores. The higher total score is higher coronavirus-related anxiety.
Time frame: 2 months
The Fear of COVID-19 Scale
It is a 7-item scale developed by Ahorsu et all. to evaluate coronavirus-related fear. Participants indicate how often they experience the situations stated in each item with a 5-point Likert-type scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = undecided, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree). The total score is obtained by summing the item scores, the higher total score is higher the coronavirus-related fear.
Time frame: 2 months
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