Fear of COVID-19 and Care Burden in Home Caregivers of COVID-19 Patients

This study was conducted to assess the fear of COVID-19 and the caregiver burden of COVID-19 patients. This study used a descriptive design. Individuals aged 18 years and older who provided home care to COVID-19 patients. Data of study were collected using the "Introductory Questionnaire", "The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S)" and "The Zarit Burden Inventory (ZBI)". Number, percentage distribution, mean, standard deviation, Cronbach α, regression and general linear model multivariate analysis were used in the evaluation of the data. In this study, the mean FCV-19S score of the caregivers was 21.5±9.2, and the mean ZBI score was 37.8±24.6. Multivariate analysis found that all the independent variables accounted for 52.5% of the total variance for fear of COVID-19 (R=492589.02, F=40.78, p