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Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptom severity in Covid-19 patients: the mediating role of illness perception and Covid-19 fear

The dynamic nature of coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) has caused a wreaked havoc globally, with millions of confirmed cases and deaths. Therefore, it is important to understand the psychological impact of the Covid-19 on the patients. In the present study, we examine whether intolerance of uncertainty was...

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Autores principales: Shahnawaz, Mir, Nabi, Waseem, Nabi, Shabnum, Afaq, Munaza, Paul, Mohmmad Altaf, War, Firdous Ahmad, Shah, Naveed Nazir
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Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9366800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35971337
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03577-y
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author Shahnawaz, Mir
Nabi, Waseem
Nabi, Shabnum
Afaq, Munaza
Paul, Mohmmad Altaf
War, Firdous Ahmad
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description The dynamic nature of coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) has caused a wreaked havoc globally, with millions of confirmed cases and deaths. Therefore, it is important to understand the psychological impact of the Covid-19 on the patients. In the present study, we examine whether intolerance of uncertainty was related to the severity of symptoms and whether this relationship is mediated by perception of illness and covid-19 fear. The study sample comprised of 98 Covid-19 patients (Mean = 35.17 SD = 12.89). Mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results of mediation analysis showed that the direct effect of intolerance of uncertainty on symptom severity was insignificant. However, the indirect effect via illness perception was significant, reflecting full mediation. The findings add knowledge to our understanding of the psychological consequences of Covid-19. The present study has implications for mental health services for patients with Covid-19, which will play a vital role in recovery from the illness.
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spelling pubmed-93668002022-08-11 Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptom severity in Covid-19 patients: the mediating role of illness perception and Covid-19 fear Shahnawaz, Mir Nabi, Waseem Nabi, Shabnum Afaq, Munaza Paul, Mohmmad Altaf War, Firdous Ahmad Shah, Naveed Nazir Curr Psychol Article The dynamic nature of coronavirus-19 (Covid-19) has caused a wreaked havoc globally, with millions of confirmed cases and deaths. Therefore, it is important to understand the psychological impact of the Covid-19 on the patients. In the present study, we examine whether intolerance of uncertainty was related to the severity of symptoms and whether this relationship is mediated by perception of illness and covid-19 fear. The study sample comprised of 98 Covid-19 patients (Mean = 35.17 SD = 12.89). Mediation analysis was conducted using the PROCESS macro for SPSS. Results of mediation analysis showed that the direct effect of intolerance of uncertainty on symptom severity was insignificant. However, the indirect effect via illness perception was significant, reflecting full mediation. The findings add knowledge to our understanding of the psychological consequences of Covid-19. The present study has implications for mental health services for patients with Covid-19, which will play a vital role in recovery from the illness. Springer US 2022-08-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9366800/ /pubmed/35971337 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03577-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law. This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptom severity in Covid-19 patients: the mediating role of illness perception and Covid-19 fear
title Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptom severity in Covid-19 patients: the mediating role of illness perception and Covid-19 fear
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title_short Relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptom severity in Covid-19 patients: the mediating role of illness perception and Covid-19 fear
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