Forbes J Med. 2021; 2(2): 108-115 | DOI: 10.5222/forbes.2021.54376

The Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19 and Quality of Life in Physiotherapists

Betul Taspinar¹, Ferruh Taspinar¹, Hakan Gulmez², Ayse Sezgi Kizilirmak^1
1Izmir Democracy University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
²Izmir Democracy University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine

Objective: This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between Physiotherapists’ fear of COVID-19 and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: Physiotherapists aged between 18-65 years, working in any institution (private or public), were included in the study. The questionnaires were combined into a form on Google forms and sent to the participants via e-mail and they were asked to fill out the questionnaires. After first filling out their demographic information, they completed the COVID-19 Fear Scale to assess their COVID-19 fear level. The Nottingham Health Profile was used to assess health-related quality of life.
Results: It was observed that the mean total score of the cases from the COVID-19 Fear Scale was 17.19±5.38, while the average total score of the Nottingham Health Profile was 80.14±82.57, obtained from 416 physiotherapists. In our study, the fear of COVID-19 was lower in physiotherapists who had the disease. While there was a significant relationship between fear of COVID-19 and Nottingham Health Profile energy level, emotional reaction, social isolation and sleep sub-dimensions and total score, no significant relationship was found in other sub-dimensions.
Conclusions: As a result of our study, it was determined that Physiotherapists’ fear of COVID-19 was moderate level, and it was observed that their fear was related to quality of life.

Keywords: Physiotherapist, COVID-19, phobia, quality of life

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Fizyoterapistlerde COVID-19 Korkusu ve Yaþam Kalitesi Arasýndaki Ýliþki

Betul Taspinar¹, Ferruh Taspinar¹, Hakan Gulmez², Ayse Sezgi Kizilirmak^1
1Ýzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi, Saðlýk Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü
²Ýzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi, Týp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliði Anabilim Dalý

Amaç: Bu çalýþma, COVID-19 pandemisi döneminde fizyoterapistlerin COVID-19 korkusu ve yaþam kalitesi arasýndaki iliþkiyi deðerlendirmek amacýyla planlanmýþtýr.
Yöntem: Çalýþmaya, “fizyoterapist” unvanýna sahip olan, herhangi bir kurumda (özel ya da kamu) çalýþan, 18-65 yaþ aralýðýnda olan gönüllü bireyler dâhil edildi. Katýlýmcýlara anketler Google forms üzerinden bir formda birleþtirilerek e-posta ile iletildi ve anketleri doldurmalarý istendi. Demografik bilgilerini doldurduktan sonra, COVID-19 korku düzeylerinin deðerlendirilmesi için COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeði’ni tamamladýlar. Saðlýkla ilgili yaþam kalitelerinin deðerlendirilmesi için “Nottingham Saðlýk Profili” kullanýldý.
Bulgular: Dört yüz on altý fizyoterapistten elde edilen COVID-19 Korkusu Ölçeði’nden alýnan toplam puanýn ortalama 17,19±5,38 olduðu gözlenirken, “Nottingham Saðlýk Profili”nden aldýklarý toplam puanýn ortalama 80,14±82,57 olduðu belirlendi. Çalýþmamýzda, hastalýðý geçiren fizyoterapistlerde COVID-19 korkusu daha düþüktü. COVID-19 korkusu ile Nottingham Saðlýk Profili Enerji Seviyesi, emosyonel reaksiyon, sosyal izolasyon ve uyku alt boyutlarý ile total verileri arasýnda anlamlý iliþki bulunurken, diðer alt boyutlarda anlamlý iliþki belirlenmedi.
Sonuç: Çalýþmamýzýn sonucunda, fizyoterapistlerin COVID-19 korkusunun orta düzeyde olduðu belirlendi ve korkularýnýn yaþam kalitesi ile iliþkili olduðu gözlendi.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Fizyoterapist, COVID-19, fobi, yaþam kalitesi

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