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Appetite loss, death anxiety and medical coping modes in COVID‐19 patients: a cross‐sectional study.
- Source :
- Nursing Open; Nov2021, Vol. 8 Issue 6, p3242-3250, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Aim: This study aims to explore the current level and associated factors of appetite and death anxiety amongst COVID‐19 patients and also to identify correlation between the two variables. Design: A cross‐sectional study. Methods: Demographic and characteristic questionnaires, templer death anxiety scale, council on nutrition of appetite questionnaire and medical coping modes questionnaire were utilized. Results: The average scores of appetite and death anxiety were 19.46 (4.09) and 6.58, (3.21) respectively. 76 patients (100%) suffered from appetite loss, whilst 27 (35.50%) patients suffered from severe death anxiety. Marital status, COVID‐19 disease condition ranks, educational level and death anxiety were explained 55.20% of the total variance in the appetite regression model (F = 31.83, p <.001), whilst the gender, avoidance coping strategy and appetite level were explained 49.80% of the total variance in death anxiety model (F = 17.80, p <.001). A moderate negative correlation between appetite and death anxiety was also confirmed (r=−.55, p <.001). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- APPETITE
GENDER role
COVID-19
ANALYSIS of variance
CROSS-sectional method
ANXIETY testing
T-test (Statistics)
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ANXIETY
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
FEAR of death
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
MARITAL status
ATTITUDES toward death
EDUCATIONAL attainment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20541058
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Open
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152971010
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1037