The relationship between COVID-19 fear levels and healthy lifestyle behaviors of elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridYıldız, Erman/0000-0002-6544-4847
dc.authorwosidYıldız, Erman/L-6901-2019
dc.contributor.authorYildiz, Erman
dc.contributor.authorCiftci, Meltem Capar
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:53:28Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:53:28Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackgroundIt is known that fear of COVID-19 is associated with many lifestyle behaviours including delays in access to healthcare services and smoking status. However, the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviours and fear of COVID-19 in older individuals remains unclear. Therefore, there is a need for research that examines the relationship between healthy lifestyle behaviours and fear of COVID-19 in elderly individuals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the COVID-19 fear levels of elderly individuals and their healthy lifestyle behaviours. MethodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out with individuals at or over the age of 65 registered at a public health centre located in eastern Turkey (N = 494). Data collection tools included a form for descriptive variables and two scales, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19 S) and the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours Scale-II (HLSBS-II). Descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-test, ANOVA, correlation analyses, and hierarchical linear regression analyses were used in the analysis of the data. ResultsThe mean HLSBS-II and FCV-19 S scores of the participants were 127.61 +/- 24.76 and 20.96 +/- 7.29, respectively. While fear of COVID-19 alone, as indicated by the FCV-19 S score, explained 2.4% of the total variance in healthy lifestyle behaviours, fear of COVID-19, having a university degree, and high economic status together explained 7.5% of the total variance in healthy lifestyle behaviours indicated by scores on the HLSBS-II. ConclusionsThe results of this study showed that fear of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviours were dynamics that are positively related, albeit to a small extent, to each other for elderly individuals. Additionally, it was revealed that elderly individuals have moderate levels of fear of COVID-19 and healthy lifestyle behaviours.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/psyg.12941
dc.identifier.endpage388en_US
dc.identifier.issn1346-3500
dc.identifier.issn1479-8301
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36843244en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85148864465en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.12941
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/101194
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000939423500001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPsychogeriatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectelderly individualsen_US
dc.subjectfear of COVID-19en_US
dc.subjecthealthy lifestyle behavioursen_US
dc.subjectpandemicen_US
dc.titleThe relationship between COVID-19 fear levels and healthy lifestyle behaviors of elderly individuals: a cross-sectional studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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