TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Determination of the Fear of COVID-19 and Related Factors of Parents Applying to the Hospital for their Children
AB  - Objective: The study was conducted to determine the fear of COVID-19 and related factors of parents applying to the hospital for their children. Methods: The research is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study was conducted in a training and research hospital in Sakarya province of Türkiye between December 2020 and February 2021. The study sample consisted of a total of 291 parents, including 179 mothers and 112 fathers who applied to the hospital for their children, agreed to participate in the study, and filled out the data collection forms completely. The data were evaluated with the SPSS program, using percentages, averages, the t-test, and ANOVA. Results: Of the parents participating in the study, 61.5% were mothers, and 38.5% were fathers. The mothers' mean score on the Fear of COVID-19 Scale was statistically significantly higher (20.93±6.51) compared to that of fathers (16.96±7.40) (p=0.000). The fear of COVID-19 of parents of children receiving inpatient treatment and care in the clinic was higher than the fear of COVID-19 of parents of children benefiting from outpatient services. A significant difference was identified between the total score averages of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale of mothers and fathers, respectively, and the fear of COVID-19 transmission from the hospital to their children and themselves, refraining from presenting to the hospital due to the pandemic (p˂0.05). Conclusion: It was revealed that the fear of COVID-19 was high in mothers and parents of children who received inpatient treatment in the clinic.
AU  - MENEKSE, DILEK
AU  - Tiryaki, Öznur
AU  - Çınar, Nursan
DO  - 10.53490/egehemsire.1169383
PY  - 2023
JO  - Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
SN  - 2147-3463
SP  - 392
EP  - 400
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1214474
ER  -