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Fear of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) among Egyptian Physicians

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Background:The pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected every aspect of our life. Fear of the corona virus may trigger safety measures. However, when fear is exaggerated, it may result in maladaptive behaviors. Physicians are among the high-risk groups of infection. They may have more psychological burden and behavioral changes. Aim:To assess the fear of COVID-19 among Egyptian physicians. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was developed. A free software google form was used to send the questionnaire and the informed consent. A convenient sample was used to recruit participants. A total of 382 Egyptian clinical physicians completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic variables and the fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results: Female physicians were found to have significantly higher fear score compared to males (p=0.012). Moreover, physicians who had observed higher number of COVID-19 patients per week had significantly higher fear score (p < 0.001). In our sample, there was negative correlation between age and Fear of COVID-19 scores among the studied physicians. Conclusion: The pandemic of COVID-19 is associated with significant fear among Egyptian physicians, especially females. Specific interventions are needed to prevent irrational fear during COVID-19 pandemic among Egyptian physicians.
 

DOI

10.21608/scumj.2021.196531

Keywords

Keywords: Fear, Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19), Physicians

Authors

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Mahmoud

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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nadiamahmoud@med.suez.edu.eg

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First Name

Wael

Last Name

Zeid

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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waelzeid@yahoo.com

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First Name

Khalid

Last Name

Alsabahy

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Ezzeldeen

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Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

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emanezzfmd@gmail.com

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Volume

24

Article Issue

2

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27374

Issue Date

2021-10-01

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2021-09-27

Publish Date

2021-10-01

Page Start

193

Page End

200

Print ISSN

1110-6999

Online ISSN

2090-2581

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SCUMJ_Volume 24_Issue 2_Pages 193-200.pdf

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https://scumj.journals.ekb.eg/article_196531.html

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Suez Canal University Medical Journal

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https://scumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Fear of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) among Egyptian Physicians

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22 Jan 2023