Psychological Impact Assessment in Patients with Noncommunicable Diseases during COVID-19 Pandemic through Validated Fear of COVID-19 scale: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Abstract Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created immense panic globally with its advent in December and now showing readvent camouflage of different dangerous mutant strains. Its psychological repercussions on the community are very disastrous immeasurable. At this juncture, most vulnerable group patients Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) who sufferers due to impact caused by anxiety fear COVID-19 apart from high rate infectivity. In context, an online survey assess levels lifestyle been taken up. Methods This was cross-sectional using Fear Scale (FCV-19S) NCDs. made available for both genders age 30 years above India. Results Discussion A total 627 participants participated survey. Indian residents NCDS )Noncommunicable diseases) were found suffer significantly increased almost 60.4% acquire these as diabetes hypertension during recent times. Conclusion shows real-time which a effect upon especially NCDs group. study findings corroborate studies conducted