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KMID : 1143820190150010045
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Anxiety and Mood
2019 Volume.15 No. 1 p.45 ~ p.52
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Influence of Fear about Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Event of Hospital Worker and General Public on Socio-Psychological Health : Mediating Effect of Posttraumatic Stress
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Kim Shin-Il
Kim Tae-Hyung
Choi Mal-Rye
Jeong Joo-Ri
Kwon Hyuk-Min
Kim Hyeong-Wook
Kim Byong-Jo
Eun Hun-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objective : The objective of this study is to determine the effects of fear of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) on socio-psychological health during an outbreak of MERS and the post-traumatic stress as a mediator on the relationship between stress and socio-psychological health.
Methods : Visual Analog Scale, Impact of Event Scale -Revised, Psychosocial well-being index short form was implemented for 150 medical persons who worked at the hospital in which exposure to MERS cases had been confirmed and 96 ordinary people. A Pearson correlation coefficient and a hierarchical multiple regression was carried out to confirm the effect of fear of MERS and the mediating effect of post-traumatic stress between fear and socio-psychological health.
Results : The higher the fear, the lower the socio-psychological health in both healthcare workers and the public (r=0.32, p＜0.01) and the higher post-traumatic stress (r=0.32, p＜0.01). But, the research results showed that only healthcare workers had a partially mediating effect of post-traumatic stress in the relationship between fear and socio-psychological health (β=0.45, t=6.33 p＜0.001), (β value : 0.39＞0.26).
Conclusion : This study demonstrated that the post-traumatic stress can indirectly lead to a negative effect on the socio-psychological health of healthcare workers when under the fear of MERS and shows adverse effects on psycho-social wellbeing. This suggests that clinical intervention and psycho-social approach aiming at reducing post-traumatic stress is important to maintain mental health during crisis development.
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KEYWORD
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Middle east respiratory syndrome, Fear, Socio-psychological health, Post-traumatic stress
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