Thought Believability and Anxious Feelings about COVID-19: A Case-Control Study in Northeastern Iran.

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Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Pub Date : 2023-08-29 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI:10.47176/mjiri.37.93

Abbas Ghodrati Torbati, Atefeh Shirinzadeh Feizabadi, Mohammad Reza Askari, Anahita Zandi, Mohammad Sarmadi

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Abstract

Background: Believability and thoughts are considered as the pillars of behaviors over time, and anxious feelings are a risk factor for mental disorders, especially during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aimed to explore the thought believability and anxious feelings of COVID-19 among infected and healthy families.

Methods: In this hospital-based matched case-control study, health surveillance files of COVID-19 patients were collected from January to June 2021 and were analyzed statistically. In this study, two questionnaires of demographic characteristics and the Believability of Anxious Feelings and Thoughts (BAFT) were used. Data were analyzed using the One-way ANOVA.

Results: Of 600 participants, 300 (50%) were PCR-confirmed and 300 (50%) were non-infected. Overall, 163 (54.33%) of infected people were male, 146 (48.67%) single, and 156 (52.00%) government employees. The results showed that the mean scores of physical anxiety (PA) and negative evaluation (NE) in the case group is significantly higher than the control group (P = 0.001); while emotional regulation (ER) in the control group was significantly higher than the case group (P = 0.001).

Conclusion: Having high believability to the risks of COVID-19 may be a predictor of preventive behaviors in individuals. Worrying about COVID-19 can increase the perceived risk of a pandemic in societies and consequence, increase the general public health.

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背景:随着时间的推移，可信度和想法被认为是行为的支柱，焦虑情绪是精神障碍的危险因素，特别是在冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行期间。本研究旨在探讨感染和健康家庭对COVID-19的思想可信度和焦虑情绪。方法:采用以医院为基础的匹配病例对照研究，收集2021年1 - 6月新冠肺炎患者的健康监测档案，并进行统计分析。本研究采用人口统计学特征问卷和焦虑感觉与思想可信度问卷。数据分析采用单因素方差分析。结果:在600名参与者中，300人(50%)被pcr证实，300人(50%)未被感染。总体而言，感染者中男性163人(54.33%)，单身146人(48.67%)，政府雇员156人(52.00%)。结果显示:病例组患者躯体焦虑(PA)和负性评价(NE)平均得分显著高于对照组(P = 0.001);对照组的情绪调节(ER)显著高于病例组(P = 0.001)。结论:对COVID-19风险的高可信度可能是个体预防行为的预测指标。对COVID-19的担忧会增加社会大流行的风险和后果，增加一般公共卫生。

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