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THANATOPHOBIA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING COVID19

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43      10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43      Published : Jun 2

Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19

Abstract

    The Outbreak of COVID-19 has caused distress all around the world. The healthcare professionals significant risk of transmitting coronavirus to others. This research determines the predictive effects of thanatophobia on psychological distress among healthcare workers during COVID-19. The demographic differences were related to age, gender, job title, and year of experience examined in the study variables. The data were collected on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale and the Templer’s Death Anxiety Scale from doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff in different hospitals of District Haripur, KPK Pakistan via a convenient sampling technique. Findings showed that thanatophobia predicted a 33.5% increase in psychological distress. Women and doctors were more phobic and distressed than men, nurses, and paramedical staff. The older workers with more job experience had high thanatophobia and low psychological distress than their counterparts. The study’s limitations and recommendations are discussed.

    Covid-19, Death Anxiety, Distress, Healthcare, Year of Experience

    (1) Najia Zulfiqar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, The University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Alveera Habib
    Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, The University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Hassan
    Graduate Student, Department of Medical Lab Technology, The University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
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    APA : Zulfiqar, N., Habib, A., & Hassan, M. (2021). Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(II), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43

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    CHICAGO : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. 2021. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II): 435-444 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43

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    HARVARD : ZULFIQAR, N., HABIB, A. & HASSAN, M. 2021. Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 435-444.

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    OXFORD : Zulfiqar, Najia, Habib, Alveera, and Hassan, Muhammad (2021), "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (II), 435-444

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    TURABIAN : Zulfiqar, Najia, Alveera Habib, and Muhammad Hassan. "Thanatophobia and Psychological Distress among Health Care Workers during COVID-19." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. II (2021): 435-444. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-II).43