Varli, UemranAlankaya, Naile2025-01-272025-01-2720220883-94171532-8228https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2022.05.002https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/22338Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of health anxiety experienced by elderly individuals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on their disease perception and treatment compliance. Design and methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted between November 2020 and March 2021. The research data was collected using the Patient Information Form, Health Anxiety Scale (HAS), Disease Perception Scale-Short Form (DPS-SF) and Turkish Modified Morisky Treatment Compliance Scale (MMTCS). Results: Of the 401 study participants, 63.1% were in the 65-69 years age group. The mean HAS, DPS-SF and MMTCS motivation and knowledge level sub-dimension scores of the participants were 18.73 +/- 8.87, 54.24 +/- 9.98, 1.28 +/- 0.74 and 2.04 +/- 0.92, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the health anxiety and disease perception scores were high among elderly individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, which hindered their treatment compliance.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessElderlyCoronavirus disease (COVID-19)Disease perceptionHealth anxietyTreatment complianceNursingArticle40849010.1016/j.apnu.2022.05.002Q2WOS:0008098414000042-s2.0-8513062115736064251Q2