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Changes in Health Perception among Patients with Aortic Diseases in a Severe COVID-19 Area in the West of Germany: A Longitudinal Study between the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

by
Alan Parys
,
Sarah Klinge
,
Alina Dönmez
,
Christos Rammos
,
Tienush Rassaf
,
Rolf Alexander Jánosi
and
Julia Lortz
*
Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West-German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, University Clinic of Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45147 Essen, Germany
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Medicina 2021, 57(9), 888; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090888
Submission received: 16 July 2021 / Revised: 20 August 2021 / Accepted: 23 August 2021 / Published: 27 August 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Epidemiology & Public Health)
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Background and Objectives: The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become the most challenging global health pandemic since the 1918 flu. In Germany, more than 3.4 million cases are confirmed so far, including 83,000 deaths. Increased fatality rates among patients with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent this group at particular risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in health perception among patients with aortic diseases during the first (w1) and second wave (w2) of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Material and Methods: Patients (n = 262) diagnosed with aortic disease participated in telephone interviews during w1 and w2. The perception of COVID-19 as a threat was examined using relevant items of the Brief Illness Perception (BIP) questionnaire. Results: The BIP score increased from 9.18 (SD = 7.132) to 14.58 (SD = 6.956) between w1 and w2 (p < 0.001). Although this population is at high risk their overall perception of COVID-19 as a threat was low in the beginning, but surged during w2. Main reasons were increased effects on personal life and elevated concerns about the pandemic, but did not include the educational aspect of COVID-19. Conclusions: Tailored risk communication strengthens the mental health of people in a public health crisis and ensures the success of governmental guidelines.
Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; cardiovascular diseases; aortic diseases; health perception COVID-19; pandemic; cardiovascular diseases; aortic diseases; health perception

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Parys, A.; Klinge, S.; Dönmez, A.; Rammos, C.; Rassaf, T.; Jánosi, R.A.; Lortz, J. Changes in Health Perception among Patients with Aortic Diseases in a Severe COVID-19 Area in the West of Germany: A Longitudinal Study between the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina 2021, 57, 888. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090888

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Parys A, Klinge S, Dönmez A, Rammos C, Rassaf T, Jánosi RA, Lortz J. Changes in Health Perception among Patients with Aortic Diseases in a Severe COVID-19 Area in the West of Germany: A Longitudinal Study between the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina. 2021; 57(9):888. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090888

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Parys, Alan, Sarah Klinge, Alina Dönmez, Christos Rammos, Tienush Rassaf, Rolf Alexander Jánosi, and Julia Lortz. 2021. "Changes in Health Perception among Patients with Aortic Diseases in a Severe COVID-19 Area in the West of Germany: A Longitudinal Study between the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic" Medicina 57, no. 9: 888. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090888

APA Style

Parys, A., Klinge, S., Dönmez, A., Rammos, C., Rassaf, T., Jánosi, R. A., & Lortz, J. (2021). Changes in Health Perception among Patients with Aortic Diseases in a Severe COVID-19 Area in the West of Germany: A Longitudinal Study between the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Medicina, 57(9), 888. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090888

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