KMID : 0869220210250010043
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry 2021 Volume.25 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.48
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Perception Related to Coronavirus Disease-19 Induced Anxiety in Elderly
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Lim Eun-Ji
Kim Bong-Jo Lee Cheol-Soon Cha Bo-Seok Lee So-Jin Seo Ji-Yeong Choi Jae-Won Lee Young-Ji Lee Youn-Jung Lee Dong-Yun
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Abstract
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Objective: To investigate perceptions of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) associated with anxiety caused by the COVID-19 epidemic in the elderly who are vulnerable to mental health problems.
Methods: This study used data of a survey on perceptions of COVID-19 and changes in mental health of 1,000 out of residents in a province of Korea in April 2020. The survey included questions about psychological perceptions for COVID-19. Subjects were dived into two groups (<60 and ¡Ã60). Binary logistic regression analyses were performed for evaluating the association between anxiety and perceptions about COVID-19 in each group.
Results: Results of binary logistic regression analyses revealed that only ¡®fear of getting infected myself¡¯among perceptions for COVID-19 was associated with anxiety in the elderly aged more than 60 years. However, in adults aged less than 60 years, all perceptions for COVID-19 except impairment of performance were associated with such anxiety.
Conclusion: We found that the anxiety for COVID-19 in elderly with age over 60 years was associated with ¡®fear of getting infected myself¡¯ rather than ¡®fear of family or people around them¡¯, unlike adults aged less than 60 years. These results can be applied in strategies for psychological quarantine against COVID-19 among the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Coronavirus disease-19, Perception, Anxiety, Elderly
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