@article{Ashour_2022, title={Levels and Predictors of COVID-19-Related Anxiety in Older Adults}, volume={10}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/7724}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2022.7724}, abstractNote={<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Prolonged quarantine during the COVID-19 outbreak is a stressful factor.</p> <p><strong>AIM:</strong> This study aims to analyze the psycho-emotional state of Jordan’s older population during the Covid-19 pandemic.</p> <p><strong>MATERIALS AND METHODS:</strong> The study on 620 older adults (mean age, 66.4±5.3 years) was conducted in 2020 in Amman (Jordan). All respondents were asked to complete an online survey on coping strategies, a HUDS questionnaire, and a specially designed questionnaire.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The dominant predictors of stress were uncertainty (62%) and a fear other family members getting ill (60%). Of all the respondents, 15% agreed with the necessity to prolong the quarantine period, 47% had a neutral attitude, and 38% exhibited a negative attitude. High levels of anxiety in older population were associated with the lower use of humor (H=11.498, p≤0.002). On the other hand, such respondents demonstrated the higher use of planning (H=6.227, p≤0.039), venting (H=11.087, p≤0.004), avoidance (H=7.457, p≤0.019), and active coping (H=6.043, p≤0.037).</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSIONS:</strong> Most of Covid-19 cases are registered in healthcare institutions and for that reason, there is a need to provide psychiatric care to medical workers who do not have the necessary experience in this area. This may also require the state to promote psychiatric care training.</p>}, number={B}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Ashour, Lina Mahmoud}, year={2022}, month={Jan.}, pages={18–25} }