Evaluation of Anxiety Level During COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolecents with Asthma

Aim: In this study, we aimed to screen potential difference between trait anxiety levels and state anxiety levels during COVID-19 pandemic in adolecents with asthma between the ages of 12-18 and to research the effect of factors like asthma control, age and sex.Materials and Methods: A prospective socio-demographic questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-1 and STAI-2), and Asthma Control Test for ages 12 and over (ACT) wer eapplied to the patients between the ages of 12-18 who were diagnosed with asthma and followed up in the pediatric allergy outpatient clinic.Results: The mean state (STAI-1) and trait (STAI-2) anxiety scores of the participants were 47.7±6.1(35-64), 45.4±6.1 respectively. There was no relation between the STAI-1 and STAI-2 scores and age, sex, tabacco exposure, receiving regular treatment, follow-up time co-existing diseases (p>0.05). Asthma Control Test scores and STAI-1 scores were negatively correlated and STAI-1 scores were high in patients with low ACT scores (p