Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2020 Oct;49(10):723-730.
The worldwide emergence of COVID-19 has been associated with diverse consequences, including anxiety. Hope is believed to act as a motivation to enable one to cope with the anxiety. This study was conducted to identify the role of hope in alleviating anxiety due to the COVID-19 outbreak during the primary phase among community dwellers in Iran.
This cross-sectional study recruited 3,565 subjects with the convenience sampling method. Data collection tools used included the COVID-19 knowledge checklist, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaires and Snyder Hope Scale. Participants were asked to fill in the questionnaires online. The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (multivariate linear regression analysis).
Participants' mean scores of anxiety and hope were 6.06±4.52 and 31.27±4.52, respectively. The results indicated that 27.1% of the changes in the anxiety scores were predictable with some of the variables examined in this study. A high score of hope was directly associated with a lower level of anxiety. In addition, the number of hours spent following news and information on COVID-19 was significantly related to anxiety level. Moreover, female gender, urban residence, and having relatives suffering from COVID-19 were significantly related to a higher level of anxiety (<0.05).
The morbidity and mortality associated with the COVID-19 outbreak had brought a lot of anxiety among community dwellers. Hope, potentially, can contribute to overcoming anxiety. Therefore, health policymakers can introduce appropriate social interventions to enable the community to cope with stress and anxiety.
COVID-19 在全球范围内的爆发带来了各种后果，包括焦虑。希望被认为是一种激励，可以帮助人们应对焦虑。本研究旨在确定希望在缓解伊朗社区居民 COVID-19 爆发初级阶段的焦虑方面的作用。
本横断面研究采用便利抽样法招募了 3565 名受试者。使用的数据分析工具包括 COVID-19 知识检查表、广泛性焦虑障碍（GAD-7）问卷和 Snyder 希望量表。参与者被要求在线填写问卷。使用描述性和推断性统计分析（多元线性回归分析）对数据进行分析。
参与者的焦虑和希望平均得分分别为 6.06±4.52 和 31.27±4.52。结果表明，焦虑评分变化的 27.1%可以通过本研究中检查的一些变量来预测。高希望得分与较低的焦虑水平直接相关。此外，关注 COVID-19 新闻和信息的时间与焦虑水平显著相关。此外，女性性别、城市居住和有亲属感染 COVID-19 与较高的焦虑水平显著相关（<0.05）。
COVID-19 爆发带来的发病率和死亡率给社区居民带来了很多焦虑。希望可能有助于克服焦虑。因此，卫生政策制定者可以引入适当的社会干预措施，使社区能够应对压力和焦虑。
