Health Protection And Improvement Sensitivity For Covid-19 Pandemic: Turkey’s Case

ABSTRACT

This descriptive study was aimed at identifying the anxiety levels of Turkish people in the first three months of the pandemic, the coping methods they use to control this anxiety, and their knowledge and behavior about protection and prevention against COVID-19. The data were collected from 571 individuals. Of the individuals, 84.6% had anxiety. The anxiety levels of those who kept working during the pandemic were significantly higher than were the anxiety levels of those who did not (p < .05). The participants experienced a moderate level of anxiety, and they mostly used relaxation techniques, music therapy, and prayer/worship to cope with anxiety. The knowledge level of the individuals about COVID-19 was moderate.

KEYWORDS:

• COVID-19
• anxiety
• knowledge

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Author contributions

Concept – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Design – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Supervision – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö; Resource- E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö; Materials – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Data Collection and/or Processing- E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Analysis and/or Interpretation – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Literature Search – D E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Writing – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Critical Reviews – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.; Other – E.E., H.S., D.Ç., S.D.Ö.

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Funding

This study received no funding.