Stress and Death Anxiety Among Workers and Non-Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new corona virus called SARS-CoV-2. World Health Organization first learned of this new virus on 31 December 2019, following a report of a cluster of cases of ‘viral pneumonia’ in Wuhan, People’s Republic of China. Among those who develop symptoms, most (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing hospital treatment. About 15% become seriously ill and require oxygen and 5% become critically ill and need intensive care. Complications leading to death may include respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis and septic shock, injury of the heart, liver or kidneys. In rare situations, children can develop a severe inflammatory syndrome a few weeks after infection. The purpose of this study is to analyse Stress and Death anxiety among workers and non-workers. Samples (N=100) were collected from Thrissur district in Kerala. Perceived Stress Scale and Death anxiety scale were used as measures to collect the data. Based on the results, we conclude that Stress is positively correlates with Death anxiety. There is no difference in Stress with respect to people’s work status and gender and there is a significant difference in death anxiety with respect to work status and gender. Non-workers and males have high Death anxiety than workers and females.