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Factors Influencing Infection Anxiety in Korean Male Firefighters Due to COVID-19 Infection Status.
- Source :
- Healthcare (2227-9032); Jun2023, Vol. 11 Issue 11, p1623, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper describes descriptive research to identify the effects of job stress, COVID-19 self-care behavior, and COVID-19 vaccination status according to the infection and non-infection of COVID-19 on anxiety about the COVID-19 infection among firefighters in South Korea. Data from 205 firefighters working at 10 fire stations were collected from 26 January to 16 February 2023. The variables used were job stress, COVID-19 self-care behavior, COVID-19 vaccination status, and COVID-19 infection anxiety. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression. In subjects who were infected with COVID-19, the factors that significantly affected infection anxiety were job stress (β = 0.247, p = 0.011) and self-care behavior (β = 0.343, p = 0.011). In subjects who were not infected with COVID-19, the factors that significantly affected infection anxiety were marriage status (unmarried) (β = −0.260, p = 0.005) and self-care behavior (β = 0.374, p = 0.001). These results demonstrate that the infection anxiety of firefighters should be prevented, and their physical and mental health should be promoted by considering job stress, self-care behavior, and personal environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MEN'S health
COVID-19
RESEARCH methodology
MULTIPLE regression analysis
JOB stress
ONE-way analysis of variance
FIRE fighters
MEDICAL personnel
MENTAL health
RISK assessment
T-test (Statistics)
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
HEALTH behavior
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ANXIETY
ANXIETY disorders
INDUSTRIAL hygiene
VACCINATION status
MARITAL status
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
HEALTH self-care
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279032
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Healthcare (2227-9032)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164214803
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111623