Table 3. Factors associated with fear among the participants (N = 416).

Characteristics	β	P	95% CI
Radio/Television as source of COVID-19 related information
No	Ref
Yes	1.07	0.017	0.19, 1.95
Friends/family/neighbour as source of COVID-19 related information
No	Ref
Yes	2.62	<0.001	1.44, 3.79
Concerned about COVID-19
Hardly	Ref
Sometimes/often	0.63	0.166	-0.26, 1.53
Overwhelmed by COVID-19
Hardly	Ref
Sometimes/often	3.54	<0.001	2.54, 4.55
Frequency of communication during COVID-19
Same as previous	Ref
Less than previous	-4.41	<0.001	-5.69, -3.13
Difficulty obtaining food during COVID-19
No difficulty	Ref
Faced difficulty	2.16	<0.001	1.08, 3.23
Perceived that older adults at highest risk of COVID-19
No	Ref
Yes	1.26	0.064	-0.07, 2.59