Fear in the Older People and Its Related Factors During the Recovery Period from Public Health Emergencies

FAN Minglu; CHEN Yuxi; WANG Ran; ZHOU Huiping; LIU Suqin; LI Chaofeng; ZHU Qingxiang; CHEN Dan

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Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science) ›› 2024, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (6) : 158-163.

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Fear in the Older People and Its Related Factors During the Recovery Period from Public Health Emergencies

FAN Minglu, CHEN Yuxi, WANG Ran, ZHOU Huiping, LIU Suqin, LI Chaofeng, ZHU Qingxiang, CHEN Dan

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Objective To understand the fear status of the older people in Changsha during the recovery period of public health emergencies and analyze their influencing factors in order to provide scientific basis for the subsequent development of relevant intervention measures. Methods A total of 1 000 older people in Changsha were surveyed using the General Information Questionnaire, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, the Patient Health Status Questionnaire-9, 7-tiem Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, the brief older people's Quality Of Life questionnaire, the Brief 2-Way Social Support Scale, and the Brief 2-Way. Results The score of fear in the older people was 16.11±5.09. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, education level, number of children, frequency of physical examination, number of exercises per week, frequency of participation in group activities, and whether they were infected with COVID-19 or had diabetes, coronary heart disease, loneliness, anxiety, quality of life and two-way social support were the main related factors for the score of fear of COVID-19, which explained 81.4% of the total variation. Conclusion During the recovery period of public health emergencies, the fear of the older people in Changsha about COVID-19 is at a medium level. Demographic factors (gender, education level, number of children, quality of life), disease factors (history of COVID infection, history of diabetes, and history of coronary heart disease), psychological factors (loneliness and anxiety), and social factors (frequency of physical examinations, number of exercises per week, frequency of participation in group activities, and two-way social support) are the main influencing factors of COVID-19 fear level. During the recovery period of public health emergencies, it is necessary to vigorously carry out community free clinics and health education activities, pay attention to key groups, improve the social participation of the elder people, and effectively meet the physical and mental needs of the older people.

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recovery period of public health emergencies / older people / fear / influencing factors

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FAN Minglu, CHEN Yuxi, WANG Ran, ZHOU Huiping, LIU Suqin, LI Chaofeng, ZHU Qingxiang, CHEN Dan. Fear in the Older People and Its Related Factors During the Recovery Period from Public Health Emergencies[J]. Journal of Hunan Normal University(Medical Science). 2024, 21(6): 158-163

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