Evaluation of the knowledge, attitudes and concerns of the mothers of children who applied to the hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

Year 2023, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 123 - 132, 23.05.2023

Şenay GÜVEN BAYSAL Betül YILDIZ AKNAR Fatma Hilal YAĞIN Derya DOĞAN Cengiz YAKINCI

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.1179837

Abstract

Aim: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic many families have faced difficulties such as using masks, maintaining social distancing, and isolating themselves to stop spreading the virüs. However, there is limited data about how mothers of affected children with acute/chronic diseases overcome this challenging and stressful process.

Methods: Between January 2021 and June 2021, mothers of 315 children aged 1-17 years admitted to the Pediatrics Outpatient Clinic of Inonu University were included in our study. Sociodemographic information, attitudes, and knowledge levels about the prevention of the disease towards COVID-19 were reviewed and the Stait-Trait Anxiety Inventory test was applied.

Results: The overall mean score of knowledge of the mothers for COVID-19 disease was 4.9 ± 1.4 (max=8). The low educational level and employment status of the father, the presence of any chronic disease in the family, and the presence of a chronic disease in their children increased the anxiety scores in those mothers.

Conclusion: Since COVID-19 still affect the community, it is very important to understand its psychological consequences on mothers who have children or close relatives with chronic diseases and to develop policies to improve their emotional and mental status.

Keywords

Anxiety, chronic disease, family, COVID-19, pandemic

COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde hastaneye başvuran çocukların annelerinin bilgi, tutum ve kaygılarının değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Aileler Koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 (COVID-19) pandemi döneminde virüsünün yayılımını durdurmaya yönelik maske kullanımı, sosyal mesafeyi koruma, izolasyon süreci gibi zorluklarla karşı karşıya kalmıştır. Ancak, akut/kronik hastalığı olan çocukların annelerinin bu zorlu ve stres yükü fazla olan sürecin nasıl üstesinden geldiğine dair sınırlı veri bulunmaktadır.

Yöntemler: İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları polikliniğine Ocak 2021 ile Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında başvuran 1-17 yaş arası 315 çocuğun anneleri çalışmamıza dâhil edilmiştir. Sosyodemografik bilgiler ve COVID-19’a yönelik hastalıktan korunma tutumları ve bilgi düzeyleri öğrenilmiş ve ‘Durumluk ve Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği’ uygulanmıştır.

Bulgular: Annelerin COVID-19 hastalığı bilgi düzeyi skoru genel ortalaması 4.9±1.4 (maks=8)’dir. Babanın eğitim düzeyinin düşük olması, babanın çalışmama durumu, ailede kronik hastalık tanısı ve çocuklarında kronik hastalık tanısının olması annelerin durumluk ve süreklilik kaygı puanlarını yükseltmiştir.

Sonuç: COVID-19 toplumda etkisini sürdürürken, çocuğunda ve ailede kronik hastalık tanısı olan annelerin üzerindeki psikolojik etkilerin anlaşılması ve onların duygusal ve ruhsal durumlarını iyileştirecek politikaların geliştirilmesi çok önemlidir.

Keywords

Aile, anksiyete, COVID-19, kronik hastalık, pandemik

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