Fear of Covid-19 and Covid-19 stress and association with sociodemographic and psychological process factors in cases under surveillance in a frontline worker population in Borneo

Tze, Nicholas Ping Pang and Gracyvinea Nold Imon and Elisa Johoniki and Mohd Amiruddin Mohd Kassim and Azizan Omar and Syed Sharizman Syed Abdul Rahim and Firdaus Hayati and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree and Jun, Rong Ng (2021) Fear of Covid-19 and Covid-19 stress and association with sociodemographic and psychological process factors in cases under surveillance in a frontline worker population in Borneo. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1660-4601

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Abstract

COVID-19 stress and fear of COVID-19 is an increasingly researched construct in the general population. However, its prevalence and association with sociodemographic factors and psychological process variables has not been explored in frontline workers under surveillance in a Bornean population. This study was a cross-sectional study using a sociodemographic questionnaire incorporating two specific epidemiological risk variables, namely specific questions about COVID19 surveillance status (persons under investigation (PUI), persons under surveillance (PUS), and positive cases) and the nature of frontline worker status. Furthermore, five other instruments were used, with three measuring psychopathology (namely depression, anxiety and stress, fear of COVID19, and stress due to COVID-19) and two psychological process variables (namely psychological flexibility and mindfulness). Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests were performed to assess if there were significant differences in psychopathology and psychological process variables between sociodemographic and epidemiological risk variables. Hierarchical multiple regression was further performed, with depression, anxiety, and stress as dependent variables. There were significant differences in the fear of COVID-19 between positive cases, PUI, and PUS. The fear of COVID-19 scores were higher in positive cases compared to in PUS and PUI groups. Upon hierarchical multiple regression, mindfulness and psychological flexibility were significant predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress after controlling for sociodemographic and epidemiological risk factors. This study demonstrates that exposure to COVID-19 as persons under investigation or surveillance significantly increases the fear of COVID-19, and brief psychological interventions that can positively influence mindfulness and psychological flexibility should be prioritized for these at-risk groups to prevent undue psychological morbidity in the long run.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Fear of COVID-19 , COVID-19 stress , Psychological flexibility , Mindfulness , Persons under investigation
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine > RA421-790.95 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine > RA790-790.95 Mental health. Mental illness prevention
Department:	FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Depositing User:	SITI AZIZAH BINTI IDRIS -
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2022 15:55
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2022 15:55
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31834

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