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SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly, infecting people around the globe in-cluding the Iranian population. Among those infected, the highest percentage in infection prevalence was amongstthose aged 60 years and older. The aim of the study was to examine Covid-19 fear and health-related quality of life in older adults. This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 205 elderly froman Iranian province.The research data were collected through an online questionnaire consisting of three parts: Personal Information Form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCS), and the World Health Organization Life Quality Scale-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF).An independent two-group t-test (Student's t-test), and one-way ANOVA test were used to compare the means of the respective groups. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to deter-mine the level of correlation between two independent continuous variables. This data was analyzed using LISREL through confirma-tory factor analysis. In total, 205 elderly people responded. Participants (n=205) were in the age range of 60-87 with an average age of 67+/-6.83 years in men and 60-92 with an average age of 66+/-6.60 in women.The mean score was obtained for FCS19.5+/-6.6, the mean score was obtained for the WHOQOL-BREF 61.2+/-19.3. The mean score of FCS in men (20.4+/-6.3) was significantly higher than the mean score in women (18.3+/-6.7) (p=0.023). It was found that there were very weak but significant inverse correlations between FCS and the WHOQOL-BREF (r=-0.22;p=0.001). In conclusion, it was found that fear of COVID-19 was below the medium level, while their WHOQOL-BREF was above the medium level.Finally, we also found that, as the score from FCS increased, the scores obtained from WHOQOL-BREF decreased.Copyright © 2023, MEDSPORTPRESS Publishing House. All rights reserved.
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Background: This research aims to evaluate the impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on the occupational stress and the anxiety of nurses.