COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey   
Yazarlar (13)
Emine Kadıoğlu
Türkiye
Ahmet Burak Erdem
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Mustafa Çalık
Türkiye
Abdurrahman Yılmaz
Uşak Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Ceylan
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Serhat KARAMAN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Hasan Aydın
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Abdil Çoşkun
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Eşref Genç
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Özlem Arık
Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zeynep Yıldız Akbey
Türkiye
Harun Yıldırım
Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Murtaza Kaya
Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı ScopeMed
Dergi ISSN 2147-0634
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler DOAJ, İNDEX COPERNİCUS, EBSCO
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 01-2022
Cilt No 11
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 20 / 24
DOI Numarası 10.5455/medscience.2021.05.152
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2021.05.152
Özet
COVID-19 pandemic significantly affects the mental health of the personnel working in the frontline of the healthcare system. The present study aimed to determine the
prevalence of anxiety and risk factors in people who served in the emergency health system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was designed as a cross-sectional
online survey conducted on healthcare staff working in emergency services throughout the country between May 15 and June 15, 2020. The questionnaire form consisted
of two parts. The first part included sociodemographic questions (13 questions), while the second part consisted of 20 questions found in STAI (State-Trait Anxiety
Inventory) anxiety. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the potential risk factors for anxiety symptoms in the participants. Relationships
between risk factors and their consequences were stated as rates (ORs) and 95% CI. A total 1014 completed the survey. Among the respondents, 54.3% male, 41.3%
18–29 age group, 60.4% married, 44.9% doctors, and 63.4% working in the city center. Analysis showed that anxiety triggering factors included being a female (OR, 1.50;
95% CI, 1.13–1.99; p = 0.004), working as an emergency medical technician (OR, 7.42; 95% CI, 1.09–50.53; p = 0.041), large family (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.06–2.70; p
= 0.041), few children (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 0.84–2.15; p = 0.068), and working in the town center (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.06–1.93; p = 0.017). Our results showed that the
anxiety level is high for a significant portion of the emergency staff during the pandemic and that risk-enhancing factors exist in their home and work lives during this
period. It is important to carry out supportive administrative studies aimed at reducing stress and anxiety levels, especially for the health staff working in the frontline
during the pandemic.
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