COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey

Kadıoğlu, Emine; Erdem, Ahmet Burak; Akbey, Zeynep Yıldız; Yıldırım, Harun; Kaya, Murtaza; Çalık, Mustafa; Yılmaz, Abdurrahman; Ceylan, Ahmet; KARAMAN, SERHAT; Aydın, Hasan; Çoşkun, Abdil; Genç, Eşref; Arık, Özlem

doi:10.5455/medscience.2021.05.152

COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey

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Emine Kadıoğlu
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye

Ahmet Burak Erdem
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye

Mustafa Çalık T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, 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
Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye

Harun Yıldırım Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye

Murtaza Kaya Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Türkiye

Makale Türü	Özgün Makale (Diğer hakemli uluslarası dergilerde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı	Medicine Science
Dergi ISSN	2147-0634
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler	DOAJ, İNDEX COPERNİCUS, EBSCO
Makale Dili	İngilizce	Basım Tarihi	01-2022
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa	11 / 1 / 20–24	DOI	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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