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Does Fear of Coronavirus Affect Cyberchondria in Pregnant Women?

Gebelerde Koronavirüs Korkusu Siberkondriyayı Etkiler Mi?

Burcu Demir Gökmen(AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, SAĞLIK YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0003-2058-8924
Volkan Gökmen(AĞRI İBRAHİM ÇEÇEN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-6490-8913
Yılmaz Sarıboğa(SBÜ Van Education and Research Hospital, Van TURKEY)0000-0001-6348-2797
Pages
568–578
Publication Date
2022-12-26
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To reduce the fear in pregnant women, it is recommended that information about the coronavirus be given by the healthcare team members who follow the pregnant women.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aimed to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and cyberchondria in pregnant women (n=197).
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Key Findings & Data:This study was conducted between April-May 2021.
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⚙️Variables:koronavirüs korkusu · siberkondriya · gebe kadın

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This study aimed to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and cyberchondria in pregnant women (n=197). This study was conducted between April-May 2021. Research data were collected using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the Cyberchondria Severity Scale. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the income status of the pregnant women and the fear of Covid-19 and between the state of being allergic and cyberchondria (p < 0.05). A positive and significant correlation was found between the total Fear of COVID-19 Scale score of the pregnant women, their total Cyberchondria Severity Scale score and the compulsion, distress, and excessiveness subscale scores (p<0.05). This study is important in that it shows that pregnant women's health-related information seeking behaviors increase their anxiety and fears. To reduce the fear in pregnant women, it is recommended that information about the coronavirus be given by the healthcare team members who follow the pregnant women.

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This study aimed to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and cyberchondria in pregnant women (n=197). This study was conducted between April-May 2021. Research data were collected using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale and the Cyberchondria Severity Scale. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the income status of the pregnant women and the fear of Covid-19 and between the state of being allergic and cyberchondria (p < 0.05). A positive and significant correlation was found between the total Fear of COVID-19 Scale score of the pregnant women, their total Cyberchondria Severity Scale score and the compulsion, distress, and excessiveness subscale scores (p<0.05). This study is important in that it shows that pregnant women's health-related information seeking behaviors increase their anxiety and fears. To reduce the fear in pregnant women, it is recommended that information about the coronavirus be given by the healthcare team members who follow the pregnant women.

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Gökmen, B. D., Gökmen, V., Sarıboğa, Y. (2022). Does Fear of Coronavirus Affect Cyberchondria in Pregnant Women?. Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3, 568–578. https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1142918

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