Open AccessThe Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19 and Quality of Life in Physiotherapists
Author(s) -
Betül Taşpınar,
Ferruh Taşpınar,
Hakan Gülmez,
Ayşe Sezgi Kızılırmak
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
forbes tıp dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2757-5241
pISSN - 2717-9443
DOI - 10.5222/forbes.2021.54376
Subject(s) - nottingham health profile , covid-19 , quality of life (healthcare) , pandemic , scale (ratio) , medicine , isolation (microbiology) , psychology , social isolation , fear of falling , clinical psychology , disease , nursing , psychiatry , alternative medicine , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , poison control , pathology , quantum mechanics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , physics
Objective: This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between Physiotherapists’ fear of COVID-19 and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: Physiotherapists aged between 18-65 years, working in any institution (private or public), were included in the study. The questionnaires were combined into a form on Google forms and sent to the participants via e-mail and they were asked to fill out the questionnaires. After first filling out their demographic information, they completed the COVID-19 Fear Scale to assess their COVID-19 fear level. The Nottingham Health Profile was used to assess health-related quality of life. Results: It was observed that the mean total score of the cases from the COVID-19 Fear Scale was 17.19±5.38, while the average total score of the Nottingham Health Profile was 80.14±82.57, obtained from 416 physiotherapists. In our study, the fear of COVID-19 was lower in physiotherapists who had the disease. While there was a significant relationship between fear of COVID-19 and Nottingham Health Profile energy level, emotional reaction, social isolation and sleep sub-dimensions and total score, no significant relationship was found in other sub-dimensions. Conclusions: As a result of our study, it was determined that Physiotherapists’ fear of COVID-19 was moderate level, and it was observed that their fear was related to quality of life.