In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 17, No. 7 ( 2022-7-28), p. e0272133-
Abstract:
To study the fear of Covid 19 infection among Norwegian patients with type 1 diabetes. Research design and methods Fear of Covid 19 scale, a validated scale assessing the fear of Covid 19, was sent electronically to 16255 patients with type 1 diabetes in May 2021. The items are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (total scores from 7 to 35). The higher the score, the greater the fear. Results 10145 patients, 52% of the Norwegian adult type 1 diabetes population, completed the questionnaire. The mean total fear score was 13.8 (SD 5.8). Women experienced more fear than men (OR 1.96), and fear increased significantly with increasing age for both genders (p 〈 0.05). Fear increased with increasing BMI, more pronounced for men than women. Fear was positively correlated to HbA1c (Spearman rho 0.067, p 〈 0.05), and significantly increased in patients with micro- and macrovascular complications, compared with patients without complications (p 〈 0.05). Smokers showed increased fear compared with non-smokers, (1.59 (1.39–1.81)), and non-European patients reported more fear than Europeans (OR of 2.02 (95% CI 1.55–2.63). Conclusion Assessment of fear of Covid 19 in the type 1 diabetes population in Norway revealed an overall low fear during the third wave of infection. Patients considered to be at high risk of serious disease, such as older individuals, smokers and obese individuals expressed more fear than low risk individuals. The degree of fear was also associated with sex, ethnicity, educational/working status, glycemic control and presence of complications.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0272133
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.g001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.g002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.g003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.t002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.t003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.s001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.s002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.s003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0272133.r008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2022
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