COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey
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 wa...
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| author | Emine Kadioglu Ahmet Burak Erdem Mustafa Calik Abdurrahman Yilmaz Ahmet Ceylan Serhat Karaman Hasan Aydin Abdil Coskun Esref Genc Ozlem Arik Zeynep Yildiz Akbey Harun Yildirim Murtaza Kaya |
| author_facet | Emine Kadioglu Ahmet Burak Erdem Mustafa Calik Abdurrahman Yilmaz Ahmet Ceylan Serhat Karaman Hasan Aydin Abdil Coskun Esref Genc Ozlem Arik Zeynep Yildiz Akbey Harun Yildirim Murtaza Kaya |
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| description | 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% 1829 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, 1.131.99; p = 0.004), working as an emergency medical technician (OR, 7.42; 95% CI, 1.0950.53; p = 0.041), large family (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.062.70; p = 0.041), few children (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 0.842.15; p = 0.068), and working in the town center (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.061.93; 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. [Med-Science 2022; 11(1.000): 20-4] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1e06c2c51704472a8ea2e6e61f32a452024-02-03T06:40:36ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342022-03-0111120410.5455/medscience.2021.05.15278508COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from TurkeyEmine Kadioglu0Ahmet Burak ErdemMustafa CalikAbdurrahman YilmazAhmet CeylanSerhat KaramanHasan AydinAbdil CoskunEsref GencOzlem ArikZeynep Yildiz AkbeyHarun YildirimMurtaza Kaya1Ministry of Health Konya City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Konya, Turkey 2Ministry of Health Ankara City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara, Turkey 3Istanbul Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. 4Usak Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Usak, Turkey 5Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey. 6Tokat Gaziosmanpasa Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tokat, Turkey 7Kutahya Evliya Celebi Training and Research Hospital, Emergency Servises, Kutahya, Turkey 8Kutahya Healthy Sciences Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Kutahya, Turkey 9Kutahya Healthy Sciences Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Kutahya, Turkey 10Kutahya Healthy Sciences Universty, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kutahya, TurkeyCOVID-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% 1829 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, 1.131.99; p = 0.004), working as an emergency medical technician (OR, 7.42; 95% CI, 1.0950.53; p = 0.041), large family (OR, 1.69; 95% CI, 1.062.70; p = 0.041), few children (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 0.842.15; p = 0.068), and working in the town center (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.061.93; 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. [Med-Science 2022; 11(1.000): 20-4]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=78508healthcare workersanxietycovid-19turkey |
| spellingShingle | Emine Kadioglu Ahmet Burak Erdem Mustafa Calik Abdurrahman Yilmaz Ahmet Ceylan Serhat Karaman Hasan Aydin Abdil Coskun Esref Genc Ozlem Arik Zeynep Yildiz Akbey Harun Yildirim Murtaza Kaya COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey Medicine Science healthcare workers anxiety covid-19 turkey |
| title | COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey |
| title_full | COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey |
| title_short | COVID-19 Related Anxiety Levels of Emergency Service Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey |
| title_sort | covid 19 related anxiety levels of emergency service personnel a cross sectional study from turkey |
| topic | healthcare workers anxiety covid-19 turkey |
| url | http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=78508 |
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