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Surviving COVID-19: Biopsychosocial Impacts, Death Anxiety, and Coping Strategies.
- Source :
- Vaccines; Mar2023, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p705, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- As the COVID-19 pandemic erupted, attempts to contain the spread of the virus took two concurrent forms, including mobility restrictions (aka lockdowns) and the race to produce a vaccine. However, it is quite striking that, amidst both the lockdown and the race to produce a vaccine, the question of how COVID-19 survivors/patients coped with the disease has not received the degree of attention it deserved. To navigate this issue, we employed a sample consisting of 100 COVID-19 survivors; this paper explores the relationship between the biopsychosocial (BPS) impacts of COVID-19, death anxiety, and coping strategies. In this context, the mediating role of death anxiety is placed in the spotlight. The analysis reveals a significant positive association between the BPS impact of COVID-19 and death anxiety and a significant negative association between death anxiety and coping strategies among COVID-19 survivors. Thus, death anxiety mediates the relationship between the BPS impact and the coping strategies that COVID-19 survivors adopt. Given the general recognition of the validity of the BPS model in contemporary medical science and practice, a thorough examination of COVID-19 survivors and their experiences related to surviving is necessary to match the challenges of today, including the increased probability of pandemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic
ANXIETY
VIRAL transmission
MEDICAL sciences
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2076393X
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Vaccines
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 162834870
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030705