Impact of Fear due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Level of Compliance in Preventive Precautions on the Status of Home Health Care Services Utilization and Attitudes on Home Care

Background/Aims: To determine the impact of the fear of the society due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the level of compliance in preventive precautions on the status of home health care services utilization and the attitudes of home care services. Material and Methods: This study was cross-sectional and administered through a web-based survey. The present study focuses on the 5,467 participants’ responses. “Fear of COVID-19 Scale” was used to determine the fear of COVID-19 and "Attitude Scale for Home Care" to determine the attitude towards home care services on individuals. Results: Higher levels of COVID-19 fear have a positive effect on the attitude toward home care and significantly explained receiving more home health care services. Participants' compliance level with precautionary behavior practices or preventive measures related to COVID-19 had a direct effect on their attitude for home care. However, higher compliance level with precautionary behavior practices or preventive measures related to COVID-19 have a negative effect on the receiving home health care services. Conclusions: Our results showed that it is possible to improve the attitude for home care by promoting compliance level with precautionary behavior practices or preventive measures.