Coronaphobia Research Articles

Fear of COVID-19 among oral health professionals in South Africa.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused widespread psychological morbidity, especially among frontline workers. Oral health professionals (OHPs) are at increased risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19 because pf their proximity to infected patients. The objective of this study was to measure the level of COVID-19 fear and its predictors among South African OHPs. To evaluate the severity of fear of COVID-19 among OHPs in South Africa. Online platforms. In this cross-sectional study, a Google Forms-based online survey was conducted. The fear scale of COVID-19 (FCV-19S) was used to assess the level of fear among OHPs. Statistical data analysis was performed using SPSS 28.0. The multivariate logistic regression model was developed to assess the predictors of COVID-19 fear. A total of 462 OHPs participated in this study. Approximately half of the participants, 212 (45.6%), indicated having severe fear of COVID-19. The regression model showed a significant association between COVID-19 fear and increased age, clinical experience, employment sector, professional group, positive COVID-19 test and COVID-19 vaccination. The results indicate that South African OHPs had low levels of corona phobia. Females, older and vaccinated OHPs had the greatest odds of COVID-19 fear. This study provides insights into the severity of fear and anxiety experienced by OHPs in the time of the pandemic. The findings will aid in the development of appropriate interventions and programmes to deal with similar outbreaks in the future.

The relationship between corona phobia and burnout in critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A narrative review

Corona phobia is a term used to explain apprehension and fear associated with COVID-19. Meanwhile, nurses, particularly those working in intensive care units, have a higher frequency of corona phobia and related consequences. Due to the significant prevalence of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, this narrative review was conducted to summarize all published articles about the relationship between corona phobia and burnout in critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A literature search was conducted using keywords extracted from medical subject headings such as “Corona Phobia”, “Burnout”, “Critical Care Nurses”, and “COVID-19” through online electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase from December 1, 2019 to May 12, 2023. Finally, 15 studies met our inclusion criteria. Fainting, tonic immobility, sleeplessness, despair, traumatic stress, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts are all symptoms associated with corona phobia. Among the reasons for the high incidence of corona phobia among intensive care nurses the high rate of patient admission, workload, and death were mostly mentioned. With these interpretations and considering that several studies pointed to a positive relationship between corona phobia and job burnout, it can be said that the rate of job burnout in nurses in intensive care units during the COVID-19 era was higher than in other nurses. As stated in the research results, a strong correlation exists between corona phobia and occupational burnout. Corona phobia was significantly associated with job positions, professional experience in caring for infectious patients, hospital resources, age, marital status, duration of employment, and degree of education.

Corona phobia among nurses: A narrative review

Since the onset of the pandemic, numerous investigations have been carried out to evaluate nurses' psychological and mental well-being. However, corona phobia and the nursing profession and related factors are unknown. Therefore, the study aims to review chronophobia in the nursing profession. A narrative review was applied through a widespread search in databases, such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, from December 1, 2020, to March 29, 2023. Keywords included "COVID-19", "2019-nCoV disease", "2019 novel coronavirus infection", "Nurses", "Nursing”, "Phobia", and "Corona phobia". English-language published articles that matched the inclusion criteria were evaluated and included. Two authors carried out the search autonomously. The database searches initially yielded a total of 416 articles. After screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts and eliminating duplicate studies, 22 articles were selected for this review, and further data were extracted for analysis. The prevalence of chronophobia was different in different studies. Factors related to chronophobia in nursing included job burnout, department type, psychological well-being, and organizational and professional relocation. The prevalence of corona phobia seems to be high among healthcare professionals (HCWs), especially nurses. The burnout level of HCWs, the kind of job, the ward they work in, psychological well-being, and organizational and professional turnover intention are related to corona phobia.

Corona phobia in the nursing profession: Challenges & opportunities

COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China accompanies lots of adverse effects worldwide [1]. As COVID-19 spread worldwide, psychological problems appeared [2]. Depression, anxiety, and other mental complications increased during the COVID-19 pandemic [3]. A study in China showed the prevalence of depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic was 48.3% and 22.6%, respectively [4]. As COVID-19 spread worldwide, psychological problems appeared [2]. Depression, anxiety, and other mental complications increased during the pandemic [3]. A study in China showed the prevalence of depression and anxiety was 48.3% and 22.6%, respectively, during the COVID-19 pandemic [4]. A novel concept emerged in this pandemic called "corona phobia". Corona phobia is a continuous and excessive fear of the COVID-19, which can be classified as a specific phobia according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) [5]. It can arise from the nature of the spreading fast of disease, the feeling of not being in control, aloneness due to lockdown, and uncertainty about the future [6, 7]. Corona phobia is not specific to a group of people; it affects children, adolescents, adults, and older people [8, 9]. For example, Cihan et al. showed aged people had amplified fear and loneliness due to the coronavirus [10]. Also, a range of occupations was impressed by corona phobia [11], which can be classified as a specific phobia according to DSM-V [5]. It can arise from the nature of the spreading fast of disease, the feeling of not being in control, aloneness due to lockdown, and uncertainty about the future [6, 7]. Corona phobia is not specific to a group of people; it affects children, adolescents, adults, and older people [8, 9]. For example, Cihan et al. showed aged people had amplified fear and loneliness due to the COVID-19 [10]. Also, a range of occupations was impressed by corona phobia [11].

Association Between Sleep Quality, Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical and Psychosocial Well-Being Among Employees Working from Home

COVID-19 has perplexed the world into an unexpected state of affairs. With the implementation of nationwide lockdown, people have begun to ‘Work for Home’ in many employment sectors. Though the policy has managed to keep people safe from the devastating effects of the virus, it has, however, imposed most employees into a sedentary lifestyle. The current situation has resulted in disordered sleep, musculoskeletal pain, physical and psychosocial well-being decline due to irregular work hours, and mental health issues due to corona phobia. The current study aims to find the correlation between sleep duration, musculoskeletal pain, and physical and psychosocial well-being in employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. One hundred fifty-three samples from the North India region were studied in a correlation study. Subjects working from home for at least one month or more and only due to COVID-19 lockdown were excluded, while those with any musculoskeletal, cardiovascular or neurological disorder were excluded. Questionnaires employed were Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) (for sleep quality), Chronic Pain Grade Questionnaire (CPGQ) (for pain intensity), and Short Form-12 (SF-12) Questionnaire (for physical and psychosocial well-being). Scores were calculated, and Pearson’s correlation was found. One hundred fifty-three samples (mean age= 32.73±5.55, mean height=167±9.22, mean weight=67.2±13.7, mean BMI=23.9±3.97) were evaluated, which revealed a higher negative correlation coefficient value between MSK pain intensity and PCS value (-0.535) describing that the pain increased with deterioration in sleep, and sleep quality and MCS value (-0.423) stating that the psychosocial well-being worsened with the decline in sleep quality; while a highly positive correlation was established with the sleep quality and pain intensity scores (0.420) depicting that pain degraded the physical well-being. A weak correlation was reported in the relationship between the intensity of MSK pain with sleep quality (-0.218) and PCS score (-0.323), suggesting no significant impact (significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). A significant correlation has been established between sleep quality, the intensity of musculoskeletal pain, and the physical and psychosocial well-being of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

Misconceptions and Fears among Primary Health Care Physicians in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, regarding COVID-19

This study aimed to identify primary care physicians’ misconceptions regarding COVID-19, and to assess their fear of COVID-19. Following an analytical cross-sectional study design in primary healthcare (PHC) centers in Aseer Region, Saudi Arabia, 515 PHC physicians were included. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. It included personal characteristics, misconceptions about COVID-19, and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results showed that only 10.5% of PHC physicians did not have any misconceptions regarding COVID-19, while 53.6% had low misconceptions and 35.9% had high misconceptions. PHC physicians’ main sources of information about COVID-19 were the social media (58.1%), followed by the Internet (55.5%), and mass media (47%). More than half of primary care physicians (50.1%) had high grades of fear of COVID-19. PHC physicians’ misconceptions scores significantly and positively correlated with their COVID-19 fears scores (r=0.425, p<0.001). Differences in grades of misconceptions among PHC physicians differed significantly according to their nationality (p=0.003), but did not differ significantly according to any other personal characteristics. The youngest PHC physicians (aged <30 years) had significantly the highest grades of high fear of COVID-19 (58.4%, p<0.001). Female PHC physicians had significantly more high fear grade toward COVID-19 than males (56.6% and 47.2%, respectively, p=0.048). The study concluded that misconceptions and fears regarding COVID-19 are common among PHC physicians in Aseer Region. Social media is the main source of health information regarding COVID-19. Fear among PHC physicians is significantly and positively correlated with their misconceptions. Keywords: Misconceptions, Corona phobia, Fear of COVID-19, Primary healthcare, Saudi Arabia

Investigating the Extent of Coronaphobia and some Related Psycho-Social Variables in Iran

Investigating the Extent of Coronaphobia and some Related Psycho-Social Variables in Iran

Workplace challenges and nurses recovered from COVID-19.

Background:Although many studies have addressed COVID-19, the challenges faced by nurses in their workplace after recovering from this disease have not been investigated. As the backbone of the health system and at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, nurses are exposed to serious risks of infection and even death. They may also face numerous challenges in their workplace after recovering from COVID-19. It is therefore ethically recommended that the problems of these nurses be solved to increase their job satisfaction and encourage them to remain in their profession.Objectives:The present research was conducted to determine the workplace challenges faced by nurses who had recovered from COVID-19.Methods:This qualitative study was conducted using the interpretive phenomenological approach proposed by van Manen. The data collected through 17 in-depth semi-structured interviews with 14 eligible nurses at different occupational levels were analyzed using the six steps proposed by van Manen. These nurses had also recovered from COVID-19.Ethical considerations:This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences (IR.UMSU.REC.1399.318).Findings:Four themes and 20 subthemes extracted from analyzing the data explained the challenges faced by the nurses after their return to work. The themes included declined ethical values (four subthemes), infected nurses, forgotten patients (three subthemes), gradually leaving the job (six subthemes), and corona phobia (seven subthemes).Conclusion:The present findings can be used to lay the foundations for adopting humanitarian policies in health organizations in terms of ethical care provision during future pandemics.

Psychosocial Effects and Panic Regarding Corona Virus

After the hike of the Coronavirus from the country of China in the end of the previous year, Novel Coronavirus accounts for a total of about 46 million cases all around the world with the death of more than 1.28 million individuals & 31.8 million recoveries. Besides its extraordinary infectivity & casualty rates, Corona Virus Disease has caused widespread panic, economic weight & budgetary misfortunes. Mass terror of CORONA VIRUS, named as "corona phobia", has made an adequate mental indications in over-all population. Along these lines, this audit has been embraced to characterize panic consequence of CORONA Virus. The quarantine can create extreme anger, nervousness, accumulating, psychological illness & sadness. Strengthened through an "infodemic" extent through a various foundation in web-based broadcasting. Upheavals bigotry, defamation, & tolerance against specific networks remain additionally being broadly detailed. All things considered, bleeding-edge medical services laborers are at higher danger of getting the illness just as encountering unfriendly mental results in a type of burnout, tension, fear of communicating contamination, a sentiment of contrariness, wretchedness, & extended substance-reliance. Network-based alleviation projects to battle coronavirus will upset youngster normal way of life & may cause flowery psychological depression. Networks remain pretentious by disease in several manners & want exceptional consideration.