Effect of Health-promoting Lifestyle and Psychological Well-being on Anxiety Induced by Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Non-medical Students

Fathi, Ayatollah; Sadeghi, Sedigheh; Rad, Ali Akbar Maleki; Rostami, Hosein; Abdolmohammadi, Karim

doi:10.32598/jams.23.cov.1889.2

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“…The results indicate no gender-wise differences between germophobia levels different demographic statuses. These findings were also reported by [34][35][36] but are opposed to [37]. Distel et al (2008) examined the genetic and environmental influences in a large sample of Dutch twins on specific phobias.…”

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Developing Germophobia Questionnaire: A Pilot Study on Psychometric Characteristics

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Background and Aim: The World Health Organization has recently identified COVID-19 as a pandemic. The outbreak of the disease has caused many people around the world to become extremely frightened and they show phobic signs. The purpose of the present study was to develop and normalize of Germophobia Questionnaire (GPQ). Methods & Materials: The participants were 113 individuals (74-female) of the Iranian population. They completed the GPQ and Y-BOCS. Ethical Considerations: All ethical principles and privacy policies of the results informed the participants. This study was approved in the second session of the Psychological Committee of the Islamic Azad University of Tehran’s province in March 2020. Results: The results illustrate that the GPQ has acceptable internal consistency with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (a=0.67), reliability coefficients with split-half (0.72), and one-week test-retest (r=0.73); in addition, the GPQ demonstrate moderate convergent validity with contamination obsessions checklist of Y-BOCS (r=0.44) as a convergent coefficient; and finally, the exploratory factor analysis indicates three-factors of the GPQ. Conclusion: Based on these findings, the GPQ has acceptable and good psychometric properties; researchers can use the GPQ as a reliable and valid instrument for assessing the germophobia levels in epidemic and pandemic crises like COVID-19.

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“…Consequently, cardiovascular associations have advised such individuals to rigorously follow health protocols (59). What remains mysterious is the development of heart-related complications in individuals who had never experienced heart conditions prior to contracting COVID-19 (57,60). One of the most perilous complications of this disease is an increased tendency for blood coagulation, elevating the risk of stroke (61).…”

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Effect of COVID-19 and Air Pollution on the Risk Factors Attributed to COPD, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Diseases

Nikmanesh,

Zarea,

Hatamzadeh

et al. 2023

Jundishapur J Chronic Dis Care

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Context: A wide range of complications, including chronic respiratory diseases, asthma attacks, cardiovascular diseases (CDs), various cancers (blood, lung, and brain), and even death, can result from air pollution. It is essential to assess the health effects on humans caused by environmental air pollutants and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this review study was to investigate the synergistic effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and air pollutants on the risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), CDs, and respiratory diseases (RDs). Evidence Acquisition: An extensive literature review was conducted. A total of 1 005 articles were retrieved from sources, including Google Scholar, Springer, PubMed, Web of Science, and Springer databases. In the final stage of the literature review, a significant association between mortality related to COVID-19 and air pollution emissions was identified, contributing to the risk factors associated with CDs and RDs. Results: The result showed that air pollution can have synergistic effects on the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 viruses and has an increasing effect on the incidence of RDs [such as SARS and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)] and CDs. According to the findings, exposure to toxic air pollutants, whether chronic or acute, can have severe effects, including a decrease in airway ciliary function, damage to the mucous membrane, reduced air sac elasticity, decreased lung capacity, and an increased risk of CDs. Conclusions: COVID-19 and air pollutants pose a serious threat to human and animal health. Epidemiological studies have shown that in addition to environmental conditions, individual sensitivity plays a key role in the development of conditions such as COPD, CDs, RDs, cancer, and mortality.

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“…In this regard, several studies have shown that psychological well-being has a significant effect on reducing COVID-19 death anxiety. [ 20 21 ] In addition, other studies have shown that COVID-19 anxiety has a negative effect on mental health. [ 22 23 24 ]…”

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The role of death anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between personality types and psychological well-being in coronavirus disease-2019 patients

Kakabarai

Veisi²,

Chehri³

et al. 2023

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Given the widespread presence of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus, it is critical to explore the psychological consequences of this disease on people at all levels of society. The purpose of this study was to look into the role of death anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between personality types and psychological well-being in people with COVID-19 disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, the research method is correlational in terms of descriptive data collection method. The statistical population consisted of all people who had experienced COVID-19 in Kermanshah, Iran 2020–2021, 220 of whom were chosen by the available sample method. The Ryff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (PWBQ), the personality types of John and Srivastava's short five-factor list (BFI-SV), and the Collett-Lester Anxiety Death Scale were among the research instruments employed (CL-FODS). The suggested model was evaluated using the structural equation modeling strategy and the Amos software. RESULTS: The findings demonstrated that extraversion, adaptation, and conscientious personality types have a positive and significant relationship with psychological well-being while neuroticism has a negative and significant relationship with psychological well-being, and openness to experience indirectly improves psychological well-being by reducing death anxiety. CONCLUSION: Death anxiety appears to play a mediating role in the relationship between personality types and psychological well-being in people with COVID-19, according to the findings of this study. As a result, the proposed model fits well and can be used as an important step in identifying factors that affect people with COVID-19's psychological well-being.

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Effect of Health-promoting Lifestyle and Psychological Well-being on Anxiety Induced by Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Non-medical Students

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Developing Germophobia Questionnaire: A Pilot Study on Psychometric Characteristics

Developing Germophobia Questionnaire: A Pilot Study on Psychometric Characteristics

Effect of COVID-19 and Air Pollution on the Risk Factors Attributed to COPD, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Diseases

The role of death anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between personality types and psychological well-being in coronavirus disease-2019 patients

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