Evaluation of COVID-19 Fear, Anxiety and Their Effects in Physiotherapy Technician Students

Sponsor
Ufuk University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04802642
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Survey

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
80 participants
Observational Model:
Other
Time Perspective:
Cross-Sectional
Official Title:
Evaluation of COVID-19 Fear, Anxiety and Their Effects in Physiotherapy Technician Students
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2021

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Coronavirus anxiety scale [2 months]

    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.

  2. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale [2 months]

    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.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Being between the ages of 18-65

  2. Being a physiotherapy technician student

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Being under the age of 18, over the age of 65

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Ufuk University Ankara Çankaya Turkey 06520

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Ufuk University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: elzem Bolkan Günaydın, Ufuk University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Elzem Bolkan Günaydın, Lecturer Doctor, Ufuk University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04802642
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2020-4-25
First Posted:
Mar 17, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Mar 17, 2021
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2021
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 17, 2021