ORIJINAL ARAŞTIRMA
Fizyoterapi Teknikerliği Öğrencilerinde COVID-19 Korkusu, Anksiyetesi ve Etkilerinin Değerlendirilmesi
Evaluation of COVID-19 Fear, Anxiety and Their Effects in Physiotherapy Technician Students
Received Date : 16 Apr 2021
Accepted Date : 06 Dec 2021
Available Online : 10 Dec 2021
Elzem BOLKAN GÜNAYDINa, Aslıhan UZUNKULAOĞLUa, Saime AYa
aDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, TURKEY
Doi: 10.31609/jpmrs.2021-83898 - Makale Dili: EN
J PMR Sci. 2022;25(1):42-51
ÖZET
Amaç: Fizyoterapi teknikerliği öğrencilerinde yeni tip koronavirüs
hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] korkusu,
anksiyetesi, kaçınma tutumlarının ve mesleki eğitimdeki etkilerinin değerlendirilmesidir.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışmaya,
80 fizyoterapi teknikerliği öğrencisi dâhil edildi. Katılımcıların yaş,
cinsiyet, kaçıncı sınıf öğrencisi olduğu, birlikte yaşamakta olduğu kişiler,
COVID-19 ile ilgili aldığı tedbirler, kendisi/yakın çevresinde
COVID-19 öyküsü olup olmadığı, mesleki eğitimleri sırasında COVID-
19 bulaşma ve/veya bulaştırma, mesleki hedeflere ve yeterliliğe
COVID-19 ve/veya sonuçları nedeniyle ulaşma korkuları olup olmadığına
dair veriler toplandı. Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği, COVID-
19 Korkusu Ölçeği ve COVID-19’dan Kaçınma Tutumları Ölçekleri
uygulandı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %45’inde kendisinde/yakın çevresinde
COVID-19 öyküsü, %65’inde mesleki eğitimleri sırasında bir
hastadan COVID-19 bulaşması, %52,5’inde bir hastaya COVID-19 bulaştırma
korkusu, %70’inde mesleki hedeflerine, %65’inde mesleki yeterliliğe
pandemi ve/veya sonuçları nedeniyle ulaşamama korkusu
mevcuttu. Mesleki hedeflere ulaşamama korkusu olanlarda kadın
(p=0,002) ve 2. sınıf öğrencisi sayısı (p=0,02); istedikleri düzeyde mesleki
yeterliliğe ulaşamama korkusu olanlarda 2. sınıf öğrencisi sayısı
(p=0,004) olmayanlara kıyasla anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti. COVID-
19 Korkusu Ölçeği skoru mesleki hedeflere (p<0,001) ve mesleki yeterliliğe
ulaşamama korkusu olanlarda (p<0,001); olmayanlara kıyasla
anlamlı olarak daha yüksekti. Sonuç: Fizyoterapi teknikerliği öğrencilerinde,
mesleki hedeflere ve yeterliliğe pandemi ve/veya sonuçları nedeniyle
ulaşamama korkusu sık görülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19; anksiyete; korku; fizyoterapist
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate novel coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19) fear, anxiety, avoidance attitudes and their effects on vocational
training in physiotherapy technician students. Material and
Methods: Eighty physiotherapy technician students were included in
this cross-sectional study. Data of the participants regarding the age,
gender, number of grades, people living together, precautions taking
againist COVID-19; whether there are a history of COVID-19 in person/
relatives, fears of COVID-19 transmitting and/or infecting during
their vocational training, fears of not reaching professional goals and
professional competence because of the pandemic and/or its consequences
were collected. Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, The Fear of
COVID-19 Scale and Avoidance Attitudes from COVID-19 Scales
were applied. Results: There were the history of COVID-19 in person/
relatives in 45%, the fears of transmission COVID-19 from a patient
and infecting a patient with COVID-19 during their vocational
training in 65% and 52.5%, the fears of not reaching professional goals
and professional competence due to the pandemic in 70% and 65% of
the participants. Female (p=0.002) and 2nd grade students (p=0.02) in
those who fear not reaching professional goals, 2nd grade students
(p=0.004) in those who fear of not reaching professional competence
were significantly more compared to those who did not. The Fear of
COVID-19 Scale score was significantly higher in those with fear of not
reaching professional goals (p<0.001) and professional competence
(p<0.001) compared to those who did not. Conclusion: The fears of not
reaching professional goals and competence due to the pandemic and/or
its consequences is common among physiotherapy technician students.
Keywords: COVID-19; anxiety; fear; physical therapists
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