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Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88699, first published .
Man in prison contemplates COVID-19's impact on anxiety, fear, and prison population.

Sociodemographic and Health-Related Predictors of Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 in the Prison Population: Cross-Sectional Study

Sociodemographic and Health-Related Predictors of Anxiety and Fear of COVID-19 in the Prison Population: Cross-Sectional Study

Francisco Javier González-Riera   1 , MSc ;   Regina Allande-Cussó   2 , PhD ;   Luis El Khoury-Moreno   3 , PhD ;   Murat Yıldırım   4, 5, 6 , PhD ;   Krzysztof Goniewicz   7 , PhD ;   Azahara Ruger-Navarrete   8 , PhD ;   Beatriz Mérida-Yáñez   8 , PhD ;   Julio Torrejón-Martínez   3 , PhD ;   Javier Fagundo-Rivera   9 , PhD ;   Juan Gomez-Salgado   9, 10 , PhD

1 Surveillance, Health Promotion and Prevention Unit, Jaén and Jaén Sur Health District, Andalusian Health Service (SAS), Jaén, Spain

2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

3 Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Odontology, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Türkiye

5 Psychology Research Center, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan

6 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Haliç University, İstanbul, Türkiye

7 Department of Security Studies, Polish Air Force University, Dęblin, Lublin, Poland

8 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences of Ceuta, Universidad de Granada, Ceuta, Spain

9 Department of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Labour Sciences, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

10 Safety and Health Postgraduate Program, Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Corresponding Author:

  • Regina Allande-Cussó, PhD
  • Department of Nursing
  • Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla
  • Calle Avenzoar 6
  • Sevilla, Andalusia 41009
  • Spain
  • Phone: 1 954557906
  • Email: rallande@us.es