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Determination of parents’ COVID-19 anxiety, phobia, and traditional and complementary medicine practices used by parents: A descriptive study

Ebeveynlerin COVID-19 anksiyetesi, fobisi ve kullandıkları geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamalarının belirlenmesi: Tanımlayıcı bir çalışma

Ayçin Ezgi Önel(EGE UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-4720-6685
Elif Bulut(TOKAT GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY)0000-0001-9124-2168
İlknur Kahriman(KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY)0000-0002-6968-9446
Pages
402–411
Publication Date
2025-09-30
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In this direction, it is necessary to ensure and support parents to cope with anxiety in order to useT&CM practices consciously.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Abstract Aim: To determine COVID-19 anxiety and phobia of parents with children aged 6-18 years and the preventive, traditional and complementary medicine practices of parents to protect their children against the risk of COVID-19.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The study was conducted between July and September 2021 with 220 parents using the snowball sampling method.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this direction, it is necessary to ensure and support parents to cope with anxiety in order to useT&CM practices consciously.
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📍Scope:2021 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Anksiyete · COVID-19 · Ebeveynler

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Abstract Aim: To determine COVID-19 anxiety and phobia of parents with children aged 6-18 years and the preventive, traditional and complementary medicine practices of parents to protect their children against the risk of COVID-19. Methods: The study was conducted between July and September 2021 with 220 parents using the snowball sampling method. The research data were collected through an online survey using the "Child-Parent Introduction Form, Parents' Preventive, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices Form, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale and Coronavirus-19 Phobia Scale". Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Results: 55.5% of parents (n=122) utilized Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) practices to protect their children during the pandemic. The most common practice used by parents during COVID-19 is to ensure that the child drinks plenty of fluids (81.4%; nutrition-based). The mean total score of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale was 2.05±3.23 and the mean total score of the Coronavirus-19 Phobia Scale was 45.59±15.93. Parents who benefited from T&CM to protect their children had higher mean scores on the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale than parents who did not benefit from T&CM, and the difference between them was statistically significant (t=2.988; p<0.01). Conclusion: In this study, parents with high anxiety levels benefited more from T&CM practices to protect their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this direction, it is necessary to ensure and support parents to cope with anxiety in order to useT&CM practices consciously.

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Öz Amaç: 6-18 yaş arası çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin COVID-19 anksiyete, fobi düzeyleri ve ebeveynlerin çocuklarını COVID-19 riskine karşı korumak için yaptıkları önleyici, geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamalarını belirlemektir. Yöntemler: Çalışma Temmuz-Eylül 2021 tarihleri arasında kartopu örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak 220 ebeveyn ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma verileri “Çocuk-Ebeveyn Tanışma Formu, Ebeveynlerin Koruyucu, Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamaları Formu, Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği ve Koronavirüs-19 Fobi Ölçeği” kullanılarak çevrimiçi bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler ve korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin %55,5'i (n=122) pandemi sırasında çocuklarını korumak için Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp (GETAT) uygulamalarından yararlanmıştır. COVID-19 sırasında ebeveynler tarafından kullanılan en yaygın uygulama, çocuğun bol miktarda sıvı içmesini sağlamaktır (%81,4; beslenme temelli). Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 2,05±3,23 ve Koronavirüs-19 Fobi Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 45,59±15,93'tür. Çocuklarını korumak için GETAT’tan yararlanan ebeveynlerin Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği puan ortalamaları GETAT’tan yararlanmayan ebeveynlere göre daha yüksekti ve aralarındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlıydı (t=2.988; p<0.01). Sonuç: Bu çalışmada, yüksek kaygı düzeyine sahip ebeveynler COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında çocuklarını korumak için GETAT uygulamalarından daha fazla yararlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, GETAT uygulamalarının bilinçli bir şekilde kullanılabilmesi için ebeveynlerin kaygı ile baş etmelerinin sağlanması ve desteklenmesi gerekmektedir.

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Önel, A. E., Bulut, E., Kahriman, İ. (2025). Determination of parents’ COVID-19 anxiety, phobia, and traditional and complementary medicine practices used by parents: A descriptive study. Sağlık Akademisyenleri Dergisi, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 402–411. https://ajindex.com/articles/1538512

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