| Literature DB >> 34310639 |
Uday Narayan Yadav1,2,3,4,5, Om Prakash Yadav6, Devendra Raj Singh7, Saruna Ghimire8, Binod Rayamajhee9,10, Sabuj Kanti Mistry1,11, Lal Bahadur Rawal5, Arm Mehrab Ali12, Man Kumar Tamang3,13, Suresh Mehta6.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected all age groups worldwide, but older adults have been affected greatly with an increased risk of severe illness and mortality. Nepal is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. The normal life of older adults, one of the vulnerable populations to COVID-19 infection, has been primarily impacted. The current evidence shows that the COVID-19 virus strains are deadly, and non-compliance to standard protocols can have serious consequences, increasing fear among older adults. This study assessed the perceived fear of COVID-19 and associated factors among older adults in eastern Nepal.Entities:
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34310639 PMCID: PMC8312955 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254825
Source DB: PubMed Journal: PLoS One ISSN: 1932-6203 Impact factor: 3.240
Participant’s characteristics and COVID-19 fear using bivariate analysis.
| Frequency | % | COVID-19 fear score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | P | ||||
| Total | 843 | 100.0 | 18.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 60–69 | 383 | 45.4 | 16.7 | 3.6 | <0.001 | |
| 70–79 | 315 | 37.4 | 19.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 80–89 | 123 | 14.6 | 19.5 | 5.9 | ||
| ≥90 | 22 | 2.6 | 20.5 | 5.1 | ||
| Female | 412 | 48.9 | 18.2 | 5.3 | 0.782 | |
| Male | 431 | 51.1 | 18.1 | 5.1 | ||
| Married | 639 | 75.8 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 0.005 | |
| 204 | 24.2 | 19.0 | 5.0 | |||
| Nuclear | 111 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 0.908 | |
| Joint/extended | 732 | 86.8 | 18.1 | 5.4 | ||
| Brahmins/Chhetris | 266 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 5.4 | ||
| Dalits | 50 | 5.9 | 19.9 | 5.3 | <0.001 | |
| Madhesi | 132 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 3.0 | ||
| Indigenous | 276 | 32.7 | 19.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Others | 119 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 3.1 | ||
| No formal education | 577 | 68.4 | 17.8 | 5.1 | 0.011 | |
| Formally schooled | 266 | 31.6 | 18.8 | 5.4 | ||
| Retired | 51 | 6.0 | 17.4 | 3.7 | <0.001 | |
| Agriculture | 400 | 47.4 | 19.4 | 5.9 | ||
| Business | 34 | 4.0 | 18.2 | 4.7 | ||
| Housewife | 223 | 26.5 | 17.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Wages based labors | 39 | 4.6 | 17.4 | 4.1 | ||
| Others (plumbers, service holders and carpenters) | 96 | 11.4 | 15.9 | 3.6 | ||
| Rural | 370 | 43.9 | 18.6 | 6.0 | 0.012 | |
| Urban | 473 | 56.1 | 17.7 | 4.4 | ||
| <30 mins | 272 | 32.3 | 16.7 | 4.8 | <0.001 | |
| 30–60 mins | 372 | 44.1 | 18.2 | 4.7 | ||
| >60 mins | 199 | 23.6 | 19.7 | 6.1 | ||
| No | 301 | 35.7 | 19.4 | 6.4 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 542 | 64.3 | 17.4 | 4.2 | ||
| No | 409 | 48.5 | 18.6 | 5.9 | 0.005 | |
| Yes | 433 | 51.4 | 17.6 | 4.4 | ||
| No/not sure | 379 | 45.0 | 18.7 | 6.5 | 0.001 | |
| Yes | 464 | 55.0 | 17.5 | 3.8 | ||
| No | 320 | 38.0 | 17.1 | 4.7 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 523 | 62.0 | 18.7 | 5.4 | ||
| No | 409 | 48.5 | 17.1 | 4.6 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 434 | 51.5 | 19.0 | 5.6 | ||
| Family/relatives | 732 | 85.8 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 0.439 | |
| TV/Radio | 672 | 79.7 | 18.5 | 5.5 | <0.001 | |
| Newspapers | 58 | 6.9 | 17.3 | 4.1 | 0.242 | |
| Social medias | 88 | 10.4 | 17.6 | 6.2 | 0.302 | |
| Health workers | 80 | 9.5 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 0.011 | |
| Internet (e.g. Online newspaper and google search) | 20 | 2.4 | 16.4 | 2.5 | 0.129 | |
| Others | 3 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 0.032 | |
| Not at all | 337 | 40.0 | 15.4 | 3.4 | <0.001 | |
| Somewhat concerned | 452 | 53.6 | 19.6 | 5.4 | ||
| Very concerned | 54 | 6.4 | 22.5 | 4.8 | ||
| No/not sure | 656 | 77.8 | 17.8 | 5.2 | <0.001 | |
| Yes | 99 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 5.5 | ||
1Includes widow/widower/separated/never married.
2Includes diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, respiratory disease (COPD and Asthma), and osteoarthritis.
3Multiple responses.
Factors associated with the fear of COVID-19 among Nepali older adults (n = 843).
| Β Coefficient | Std. Err. | P-value | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | |||||
| 60–69 | Ref. | |||||
| 70–79 | 1.75 | 0.98 | 0.102 | -0.41 | 3.92 | |
| 80–89 | 2.65 | 1.01 | 0.024 | 0.43 | 4.88 | |
| >90 | 3.69 | 1.51 | 0.032 | 0.38 | 7.01 | |
| Married | Ref. | |||||
| 2Without partner | 0.62 | 0.36 | 0.116 | -0.18 | 1.42 | |
| Brahmins/Chhetris | Ref. | |||||
| Dalits | 1.43 | 0.32 | 0.001 | 0.72 | 2.14 | |
| Madhesi | -1.24 | 0.82 | 0.161 | -3.05 | 0.57 | |
| Indigenous | -0.09 | 0.57 | 0.874 | -1.35 | 1.16 | |
| Others | -2.16 | 1.54 | 0.190 | -5.55 | 1.24 | |
| No formal education | Ref. | |||||
| Formally schooled | 0.05 | 0.34 | 0.893 | -0.71 | 0.80 | |
| Retired | Ref. | |||||
| Agriculture | 1.12 | 0.69 | 0.134 | -0.41 | 2.65 | |
| Business | 0.87 | 1.25 | 0.503 | -1.89 | 3.63 | |
| Housewife | 0.07 | 0.83 | 0.933 | -1.76 | 1.91 | |
| Wages based labors | 1.23 | 1.12 | 0.294 | -1.23 | 3.69 | |
| Others | -0.16 | 1.09 | 0.884 | -2.56 | 2.23 | |
| Rural | Ref. | |||||
| Urban | -2.35 | 1.71 | 0.196 | -6.12 | 1.41 | |
| <30 mins | Ref. | |||||
| 30–60 mins | 0.72 | 0.27 | 0.023 | 0.12 | 1.33 | |
| >60 mins | 1.65 | 0.45 | 0.004 | 0.65 | 2.65 | |
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | -1.94 | 0.83 | 0.039 | -3.76 | -0.12 | |
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | -0.19 | 0.68 | 0.780 | -1.68 | 1.30 | |
| No/not sure | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | -0.26 | 0.88 | 0.776 | -2.19 | 1.68 | |
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.306 | -0.81 | 2.34 | |
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | -0.10 | 0.49 | 0.850 | -1.18 | 0.99 | |
| TV/Radio | 1.46 | 0.73 | 0.070 | -0.14 | 3.06 | |
| Health workers | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.202 | -0.39 | 1.66 | |
| Others (information gathered from social media, internet and family/relatives) | -3.56 | 1.32 | 0.021 | -6.46 | -0.66 | |
| Not at all | Ref. | |||||
| Somewhat concerned | 2.95 | 0.70 | 0.001 | 1.42 | 4.48 | |
| Very concerned | 6.02 | 0.51 | <0.001 | 4.91 | 7.13 | |
| No/not sure | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | 1.88 | 0.61 | 0.011 | 0.53 | 3.23 | |