The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder
Abstract Background The coronavirus pandemic and health measures related to it have led to an increase in mental health problems. The relatively high incidence of the disease and its mortality rate created anxiety in society. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fear of the coronavirus (C...
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| author | Maryam Dehghani Hamideh Hakimi Maryam Talebi Hanie Rezaee Noushin Mousazadeh Hassan Ahmadinia Saiedeh Almasi |
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| description | Abstract Background The coronavirus pandemic and health measures related to it have led to an increase in mental health problems. The relatively high incidence of the disease and its mortality rate created anxiety in society. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its relationship with obsessive–compulsive disorder in patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan. Methods In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 320 patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan were selected by random sampling method in 2021. Data were collected using the Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) questionnaire and obsessive–compulsive disorder scale and analyzed using SPSS software (V16). They were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and independent t-test. Results The mean ± SD age of the subjects was 34.14 ± 9.30 years and 65% of the study subjects were women. The mean ± SD score on the obsessive–compulsive disorder scale was 32.90 ± 19.87 and the mean ± SD score for fear of coronavirus was 16.82 ± 5.79. The contamination dimension of OCD had the highest score of 9.04 ± 5.46 and stealing had the lowest score of 0.10 ± 0.49. The mean fear of COVID-19 in people who had a history of obsessive–compulsive disorder before the quarantine was significantly higher than in those who did not have it (P = 0.002). Along with the increasing fear of coronavirus scale score, the score of obsessive–compulsive disorders increased except for the stealing dimension (P < 0.001). Conclusions The results of the study showed that there was a moderate level of fear of COVID-19 among the study population. Also, a relatively high proportion of study subjects had a weak manifestation of OCD. It seems that two years after the beginning of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, people have adapted to the conditions, and their fear of the disease is reduced. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac743b9d865e42fba5ac04796637a2382023-04-30T11:32:05ZengBMCBMC Psychology2050-72832023-04-011111710.1186/s40359-023-01112-7The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorderMaryam Dehghani0Hamideh Hakimi1Maryam Talebi2Hanie Rezaee3Noushin Mousazadeh4Hassan Ahmadinia5Saiedeh Almasi6Instructor of Pediatric Nursing Nahavand School of Allied Medical Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical ScienceOperating Room Technology, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesOperating Room Technology, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesPsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical ScienceEpidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical School, Occupational Environment Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical SciencesInstructor of nursing, Department of Nursing, Boroujerd School of Nursing, Lorestan University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background The coronavirus pandemic and health measures related to it have led to an increase in mental health problems. The relatively high incidence of the disease and its mortality rate created anxiety in society. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its relationship with obsessive–compulsive disorder in patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan. Methods In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 320 patients who attended the outpatient clinic of Besat Hospital in Hamadan were selected by random sampling method in 2021. Data were collected using the Fear of the coronavirus (COVID-19) questionnaire and obsessive–compulsive disorder scale and analyzed using SPSS software (V16). They were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and independent t-test. Results The mean ± SD age of the subjects was 34.14 ± 9.30 years and 65% of the study subjects were women. The mean ± SD score on the obsessive–compulsive disorder scale was 32.90 ± 19.87 and the mean ± SD score for fear of coronavirus was 16.82 ± 5.79. The contamination dimension of OCD had the highest score of 9.04 ± 5.46 and stealing had the lowest score of 0.10 ± 0.49. The mean fear of COVID-19 in people who had a history of obsessive–compulsive disorder before the quarantine was significantly higher than in those who did not have it (P = 0.002). Along with the increasing fear of coronavirus scale score, the score of obsessive–compulsive disorders increased except for the stealing dimension (P < 0.001). Conclusions The results of the study showed that there was a moderate level of fear of COVID-19 among the study population. Also, a relatively high proportion of study subjects had a weak manifestation of OCD. It seems that two years after the beginning of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, people have adapted to the conditions, and their fear of the disease is reduced.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01112-7CoronavirusFearObsessive–compulsive disorder |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Dehghani Hamideh Hakimi Maryam Talebi Hanie Rezaee Noushin Mousazadeh Hassan Ahmadinia Saiedeh Almasi The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder BMC Psychology Coronavirus Fear Obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title | The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title_full | The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title_short | The relationship between fear of Covid-19 and obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| title_sort | relationship between fear of covid 19 and obsessive compulsive disorder |
| topic | Coronavirus Fear Obsessive–compulsive disorder |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01112-7 |
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