SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19 İLE İLGİLİ ALGILARININ KAYGI DÜZEYİNE ETKİSİ

Yıl 2022, Cilt: 25 Sayı: 2, 255 - 268, 30.06.2022

Ahmet Yıldız , Erhan Ekingen , Mehmet Top

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı sağlık çalışanlarının COVID-19 ile ilgili algılarının kaygı düzeylerine etkisini incelemektir. Sağlık çalışanlarının pandemiye bağlı kaygı düzeylerinin belirlenmesi, sağlık çalışanlarının kaygı düzeylerinin azaltılmasına, motivasyonlarının ve performanslarının artırılmasına yönelik politikaların geliştirilmesine ışık tutabilir. Araştırmada kesitsel çalışma tasarımı kullanılmıştır. Araştırma, sosyal medya araçları kullanılarak ulaşılan 408 sağlık çalışanı üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının COVID-19 ile ilgili algılarının kaygı düzeyleri üzerinde önemli etkisi olduğu görülmüştür. Hemşirelerin diğer sağlık çalışanlarına göre kaygı düzeylerinin daha yüksek olduğu ve bu farkın istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir (p<0,05). Bu çalışmada kadınların kaygı düzeyleri erkeklere göre daha yüksek bulunmuştur. COVID-19, sağlık çalışanlarının en önemli kaygı kaynaklarından biridir. Bu araştırmanın sonuçları, hemşire ve hekimlerde COVID-19'un neden olduğu kaygı düzeyinin azalmasına yol açabilir. Sağlık çalışanlarının COVID-19'daki kaygısını azaltmaya yönelik politikalar ve uygulamalar, motivasyonlarını ve performanslarını artırabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, Kaygı, Çağlık Çalışanları, Salgın

EFFECT OF HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 ON ANXIETY LEVEL

Öz

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of healthcare employees' perceptions about the COVID-19 on their anxiety levels. Determining pandemic-related anxiety levels of healthcare employees may shed light on developing policies for reducing healthcare employees' anxiety levels and increasing their motivation and performance. Cross-sectional study design was used. The research was conducted on 408 healthcare employees reached using social media tools. Healthcare employees' perceptions about the COVID-19 had significant impact on their anxiety levels. Nurses had higher levels of anxiety compared to other healthcare employees and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The anxiety levels of women were higher than men in this study. COVID-19 is one of the most important sources of anxiety in healthcare employees. The results of this research may lead to reduction of the level of anxiety caused by COVID-19 in nurses and physicians. Policies and implications for reducing healthcare employees' anxiety in COVID-19 may increase their motivation and performance.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, Anxiety, Healthcare Employees, Outbreak

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