Covid-19 Döneminde Toplumun İhtiyaç Duyduğu Sağlık Hizmetlerine Erişme Durumu ve Covid-19 Korkusu ile Algılanan Sağlık Arasındaki İlişki: Kesitsel Çalışma

Year 2023, Volume: 33 Issue: 6, 753 - 762, 31.12.2023

Selma İnfal Kesim , Çiğdem Samancı Tekin

https://doi.org/10.54005/geneltip.1323584

Abstract

Amaç: Covid pandemisinde sağlık kuruluşlarının yükü ile beraber toplumun sağlık hizmetlerine ihtiyacı da artmaktadır. Bu çalışma, toplumun sağlık algısı, Kovid korkusu ve mevcut koşulların bireylerin ihtiyaç duydukları sağlık hizmetlerine erişimini nasıl etkilediğini belirlemek amacıyla planlandı.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma kesitsel tiptedir. Rehberdeki kişilere ilk olarak kartopu örnekleme yöntemiyle sosyal medya üzerinden çevrimiçi anonim anket gönderilmiş ve anketi başkalarına aktarmaları için teşvik edilmiştir. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devleti, Covid-19 döneminde yüz yüze etkileşimin en aza indirilmesini ve evde sosyal izolasyonun sağlanmasını tavsiye ettiğinden, kısıtlamalar ve yasaklar nedeniyle anketlerin katılımcılara Google Formlar'da oluşturulan form bağlantısı ile çevrimiçi olarak uygulanması sağlandı. Toplam 434 kişiye ulaşıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 30,69 ± 10,78 olup, %20,7'si erkektir. Bunların %50,9'u bekar ve %71,2'si üniversite mezunudur. %78,1'i çekirdek aile tipine sahiptir ve yaklaşık yarısı gelirlerini gelir giderlerine eşit olarak bildirmiştir. Katılımcıların Coronovirus-19 Korku Ölçeği genel olarak Ortalama = 18.28, ss = 6.90 ve yüksek değil ve Genel Sağlık Algısı Ölçeği Ortalama = 52.41, ss = 8.04 ve yüksek olarak nitelendirilebilir.
Sonuç: Katılımcıların Covid-19 korkusu beklenenden düşüktür. Ancak insanlar rutin kontroller ve ilaç doz ayarlamaları için bile hastanelere gitmekten kaçındı.

Keywords

Koronovirüs, Covid-19, sağlık hizmetleri, toplum, sağlık

Access to Health Services Needed by the Society During Covid-19 Period and the Relationship Between Fear of Covid-19 and Perceived Health: Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Aim: In the Covid pandemic, the need for health services of the society increases with the burden of health institutions. This study was planned to determine how the health perception of the society, fear of Covid, and current conditions affect individuals' access to healthcare services they need.
Materials and Methods: This study is of cross-sectional type. An online anonymous questionnaire was first sent to people in the directory via social media, using the snowball sampling method, and they were encouraged to pass the survey to others. Since the State of the Republic of Turkey recommended minimizing face-to-face interaction and staying in social isolation at home during the Covid-19 period, and due to restrictions and prohibitions, it was ensured that the surveys were applied to the participants online with the form link created in Google Forms. A total of 434 people were reached.
Result: The average age of the participants is 30.69 ± 10.78 and 20.7% of them are male. 50.9% of them are single and 71.2% are university graduates. 78.1% of them have a nuclear family type and almost half of them reported their income as equal to income and expenses. Participants' Coronovirus-19 Fear Scale is overall Mean = 18.28, sd = 6.90 and it is not high, and Perception of Health Scale is overall Mean = 52.41, sd = 8.04 and can be qualified as high.
Conclusion: Participants' fear of Covid-19 is lower than expected. However, people avoided going to hospitals even for routine check-ups and drug dosage adjustments.

Keywords

Coronavirus, Covid-19, healthcare, society, health

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