Anxiety Status of Instagram Users during Coronavirus Disease in Iran in ۲۰۲۰: A Cross-sectional Study

  • سال انتشار: 1400
  • محل انتشار: مجله اپیدمیولوژی و نظام سلامت، دوره: 8، شماره: 3
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_INJER-8-3_004
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 154
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نویسندگان

Hamed Delam

Instructor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran / MSc of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

Ahmadreza Eidi

BSc Student, Student Research Committee, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

Omid Soufi

Student of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan

Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran

چکیده

Background and aims: Today, with the increasing prevalence of COVID-۱۹ in the world, the general population with excessive worry due to media reports has a higher level of psychological distress. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the state of anxiety among Instagram users in ۲۰۲۰. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted from June to July ۲۰۲۰ on ۳۱۳ Instagram users. Coronavirus Anxiety Scale was used to measure anxiety caused by coronavirus in Iran. The subjects entered the study by availability sampling and filled out the questionnaire through the features of Instagram such as posts and stories. Chi-square test was used to analyze the relationship between independent and dependent variables according to the nature of the variable. The significance level was considered to be P < ۰.۰۵. Results: Out of ۳۱۳ participants in the study, ۲۱۸ (۶۹.۶%) were in the age range of ۱۹-۳۵ years. Additionally, ۵۰.۵% of them were male and the majority of the participants had academic education. Overall, ۲۱.۴% of the participants had moderate to severe anxiety. There was no significant relationship between the participants’ levels of anxiety and demographic variables (age groups, gender, and level of education) (P > ۰.۰۵). Conclusion: The results of chi-square test showed that no significant relationship was observed between the dimensions of anxiety based on the demographic characteristics of individuals such as age groups (P=۰.۲۵۶), gender (P=۰.۶۴۴), and level of education (P=۰.۴۱۵).

کلیدواژه ها

Coronavirus, COVID-۱۹, Anxiety, Social Network, Instagram users

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