Predicting of Corona Anxiety Based on Health-Promotion Life Style and PsychologicalHardiness with Mediating Experiential Avoidance in Patients with Pulmonary Problems

The corona virus has caused anxiety in all members of society, especially patients with pulmonary and respiratory problems, due to its epidemic, speed and prevalence.Corona anxiety is caused by people fearing that they or their family members will be infected with the corona virus.The present study was a correlational study. The statistical population of the study included all male and female patients with pulmonary problems who had referred to Imam Reza (AS) Clinic in Qom in the first half of 2021. Using purposive sampling method and specific inclusion and exclusioncriteria, 140 patients were included in the study as a statistical sample. It was used Corona Anxiety Scale, Walker Health Promoting Lifestyle inventory and Cobasa Psychological Hardness Inventoryfor collect data. Pearson correlation coefficient, regression analysis and path analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the research findings, health-promoting lifestyle explained 62% and psychological hardiness 39% of the total variance of coronaanxiety. Also, health-promoting lifestyles and psychological hardiness were able toexplain the changes in coronaanxiety,through the experience avoidance variable,0.71and 0.46, respectively. Health-promoting lifestyle and psychological hardiness can reduce coronaanxiety and experience avoidance can alsomediate the relationship between health-promoting lifestyle and psychological hardiness with coronaanxiety.