Table 2. Fear score and bivariate analysis (N = 416).
| Characteristics | COVID-19 fear score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Low (%) | High (%) | P | |
| Overall | 88.9 | 11.1 | |
| Age (year, %) | |||
| 60–69 | 87.3 | 12.7 | 0.204 |
| 70–79 | 94.0 | 6.0 | |
| > = 80 | 92.0 | 8.0 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 89.6 | 10.4 | 0.575 |
| Female | 87.9 | 12.1 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 88.2 | 11.8 | 0.058 |
| Single | 100.0 | 0.0 | |
| Family size | |||
| 0–4 | 92.2 | 7.8 | 0.081 |
| >4 | 86.8 | 13.3 | |
| Living arrangement | |||
| Living with other family members | 88.1 | 11.9 | 0.167 |
| Living alone | 94.4 | 5.6 | |
| Dependent on family for living | |||
| No | 92.7 | 7.3 | 0.025 |
| Yes | 85.8 | 14.2 | |
| Memory or concentration problems | |||
| No problem | 88.8 | 11.2 | 0.778 |
| Low memory or concentration | 90.0 | 10.0 | |
| Pre-existing chronic conditions | |||
| No | 87.5 | 12.5 | 0.132 |
| Yes | 92.6 | 7.4 | |
| *Source of COVID-19 related information | |||
| Radio/Television | 95.5 | 4.5 | <0.001 |
| Health worker | 87.3 | 12.8 | 0.080 |
| Friends/family/neighbour | 83.9 | 16.1 | <0.001 |
| Concerned about COVID-19 | |||
| Hardly | 98.1 | 2.0 | <0.001 |
| Sometimes/often | 74.4 | 25.6 | |
| Overwhelmed by COVID-19 | |||
| Hardly | 97.0 | 3.0 | <0.001 |
| Sometimes/often | 80.9 | 19.1 | |
| Feeling of loneliness | |||
| Hardly | 86.3 | 13.7 | 0.006 |
| Sometimes/often | 95.7 | 4.3 | |
| Frequency of communication during COVID-19 | |||
| Same as previous | 75.9 | 24.1 | <0.001 |
| Less than previous | 98.0 | 2.0 | |
| Difficulty obtaining food during COVID-19 | |||
| No difficulty | 89.4 | 10.6 | 0.292 |
| Faced difficulty | 85.7 | 14.3 | |
| Difficulty getting medicine during COVID-19 | |||
| No difficulty | 86.6 | 13.4 | 0.053 |
| Faced difficulty | 93.3 | 6.7 | |
| Difficulty receiving routine medical care during COVID-19 | |||
| No difficulty | 86.2 | 13.8 | 0.047 |
| Faced difficulty | 93.2 | 6.8 | |
| Perceived that older adults at highest risk of COVID-19 | |||
| No | 89.4 | 10.6 | 0.821 |
| Yes | 88.7 | 11.3 | |
*Multiple responses.