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One size does not fit all: individual differences in attachment style and fear of COVID-19 in hospitalized elderly patients

Psychogeriatrics, 2021-09 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    One size does not fit all: individual differences in attachment style and fear of COVID-19 in hospitalized elderly patients
  • Author: Leonardi, Gloria ; Colonnello, Valentina ; Farinelli, Marina ; Bertoletti, Erik ; Russo, Paolo Maria
  • Is Part Of: Psychogeriatrics, 2021-09
  • Description: Government safety guidelines limit informal caregivers’ direct contact with hospitalized patients,1 who can contact those caregivers using digital devices (e.g., tablets, mobile phones). Patients without COVID-19 face fear of COVID-19 infection and distress of separation from loved ones.2 Several studies indicate that reactivity to social separation and seeking of social contacts are linked to individual differences in attachment style, which affects health-related outcomes.3, 4 From March through July 2020, we asked hospitalized patients without COVID-19 (N = 98; mean age: 79.63 ± 10 years; 70 women; clinical conditions: fractures 31%, heart disease 9%, pneumonia 7%) to complete the following: (i) the Attachment Style Questionnaire, measuring five dimensions of attachment style (confidence/secure attachment, discomfort with closeness, need for approval, preoccupation with relationships, and relationships as secondary);4 (ii) a set of questions about COVID-19, measuring separation distress (3 items) and fear of contracting COVID-19 infection (2 items) on a 5-point Likert scale, as well as questions about frequency of contacts with informal caregivers during hospitalization; and (iii) the Stanford Expectations of Treatment Scale5 (IRB: 264-2020-OSS-AUSLBO; 265-2020-OSS-AUSLBO). [...]the higher patients scored on confidence (secure attachment), the more they reported technology-mediated remote communication and a positive attitude toward their treatment, suggesting that secure attachment is associated with a positive attitude towards social and environmental resources during hospitalization.
  • Publisher: Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12719
  • Source: Coronavirus Research Database
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