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Jani M, Nazari H, Arabahmadi A. The Relationship Between Religious Attitude and Anxiety Caused by COVID-19 in South Khorasan Province, Iran. Health Spiritual Med Ethics 2023; 10 (2) :111-118
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1- Department of Nursing, School of Ferdows Medical Sciences, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ferdows, Iran.
2- Department of Nursing and Midwifary, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
3- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaen, Iran. ,aliarabahmadi69@gmail.com
2- Department of Nursing and Midwifary, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
3- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Ghaen, Iran. ,
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Background and Objectives: Anxiety manifests as feelings of worry, stress, and physical changes, such as rapid heart rate and high blood pressure. According to the coronavirus prevention protocols, home quarantine is necessary to control the disease in society, but doing it causes a feeling of social isolation and, ultimately, different psychological effects, such as mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and mental disorders. This study aims to investigate the relationship between religious attitudes and anxiety caused by COVID-19 in the population of South Khorasan Province, Iran.
Methods: Using a web-based descriptive-analytical study, data from 507 people were voluntarily collected using a demographic information questionnaire, religious attitudes of Sirajzadeh (26 questions), and anxiety caused by COVID-19 disease (18 questions). Multivariate linear regression was used to identify the effect of factors affecting anxiety related to the disease.
Results: The results of this study showed no significant relationship between religious attitudes and anxiety in two-variable analysis (P>0.05), but in the presence of other variables in multivariate linear regression analysis, a significant relationship is observed between the dimension of the consequence of religious attitudes and physical anxiety (P=0.006). Also, the level of anxiety among women (P<0.001) in the age group 31-40 (P=0.003), married people (P<0.001), the unemployed (P<0.001), and people with a history of chronic diseases (P=0.003) was higher.
Conclusion: This study showed a significant relationship between the consequences of religious attitude and physical anxiety, as well as high levels of anxiety among different population groups. Our study revealed high levels of anxiety among different populations among these groups. In this regard, the health care system should reduce the level of anxiety among high-risk groups by using psychological interventions and strengthening the religious basis of the society using religious leaders.
Methods: Using a web-based descriptive-analytical study, data from 507 people were voluntarily collected using a demographic information questionnaire, religious attitudes of Sirajzadeh (26 questions), and anxiety caused by COVID-19 disease (18 questions). Multivariate linear regression was used to identify the effect of factors affecting anxiety related to the disease.
Results: The results of this study showed no significant relationship between religious attitudes and anxiety in two-variable analysis (P>0.05), but in the presence of other variables in multivariate linear regression analysis, a significant relationship is observed between the dimension of the consequence of religious attitudes and physical anxiety (P=0.006). Also, the level of anxiety among women (P<0.001) in the age group 31-40 (P=0.003), married people (P<0.001), the unemployed (P<0.001), and people with a history of chronic diseases (P=0.003) was higher.
Conclusion: This study showed a significant relationship between the consequences of religious attitude and physical anxiety, as well as high levels of anxiety among different population groups. Our study revealed high levels of anxiety among different populations among these groups. In this regard, the health care system should reduce the level of anxiety among high-risk groups by using psychological interventions and strengthening the religious basis of the society using religious leaders.
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Received: 2023/08/22 | Accepted: 2023/11/12 | Published: 2023/09/1
Received: 2023/08/22 | Accepted: 2023/11/12 | Published: 2023/09/1
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