The Effect Of The Stress Perceptıon Level of Health Care Workers on the Musculoskeletal Paın in the COVID-19 Outbreak

Abstract

Objective: This study was planned to evaluate the effect of the stress perception level of healthcare workers on musculoskeletal pain in the COVID-19 epidemic.Methods: 232 individuals who worked in the field of health and participated voluntarily in the study during the COVID-19 process were included in the study. Individuals participating in the study were evaluated with an evaluation form consisting of the Demographic Information Form, the Perceived Stress Scale, and the Nordic Musculoskeletal System Questionnaire. The evaluation form was created on google forms application. Data were collected on the internet via WhatsApp and e-mail. Chi-square test and T test were used to analyze quantitative independent data. The level of significance was accepted as p <0.05 for all analyzes.Results: 206 people, 96 men (53.4%) and 110 women (46.6%), was included in the study. The average age of the participants was 32.71 ± 7.55 year. Individuals participating in the study; 85 (41.3%) were Physicians, 56 (27.2%) were Physiotherapists, 26 (12.6%) were Nurses / Midwives and 30 (14.6%) were Health Technicians. According to the comparison of the perceived stress level was compared with pain in the last 12 months, work disability due to pain in the last 12 months, and presence of pain in the last 7 days, a significant relationship was found between the perceived stress level and low back pain in the last 12 months and last 7 days, and wrist / hand pain in the last 7 days. (p = 0.039, p = 0.013, p = 0.047, respectively). There was no significant relationship between perceived stress level and descriptive parameters. When descriptive parameters were compared with wrist / hands pain in the last 7 days, a significant relationship was found only with gender (p = 0.023).Conclusion: In this study, the results found that hand/wrist and low back pain are associated with stress in healthcare personnel working in the COVID-19 environment will contribute to the literature. The number of studies on this subject is very few. Studies with a high population are needed in the future.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Health Workers
• Musculoskeletal System Pains
• Perceived Stress

COVID-19 Salgınında Sağlık Çalışanlarının Stres Algı Düzeyinin Kas İskelet Sistemi Ağrılarına Etkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma, COVID-19 salgınında sağlık çalışanlarının stres algı düzeyinin kas iskelet sistemi ağrılarına etkisinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla planlandı.Yöntem: Araştırmaya COVID-19 sürecinde sağlık alanında çalışan ve çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 232 birey alındı. Çalışmaya katılan bireyler, Demografik Bilgi Formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği ve Nordic Kas İskelet Sistemi Anketinden oluşan bir değerlendirme formu ile değerlendirildi. Değerlendirme formu Google formlar uygulaması üzerinden oluşturuldu. Veriler internet üzerinden Whatsapp ve e-posta yoluyla toplandı. Nicel bağımsız verilerin analizi için Ki Kare test ve T test kullanıldı. Tüm analizler için anlamlılık düzeyi p<0,05 olarak kabul edildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 96 erkek (%53,4) ve 110 kadın (%46,6) olmak üzere 206 kişi dahil edildi. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 32,71± 7,55 yıl idi. Katılımcıların 85’i (%41,3) Hekim, 56’sı (%27,2) Fizyoterapist, 26’sı (%12,6) Hemşire/Ebe ve 30’u (%14,6) Sağlık Teknikeri idi. Algılanan stres düzeyi ile son 12 ay ağrı, son 12 ay ağrıdan kaynaklı iş engeli ve son 7 gün ağrı varlığı karşılaştırıldığında sadece son 12 ay ve son 7 gün bel ağrısı ve son 7 gün el bilekleri/eller ağrısı ile algılanan stres düzeyi arasında anlamlı ilişki bulundu (sırasıyla p=0,039, p=0,013, p=0,047). Algılanan stres düzeyi ile tanımlayıcı parametreler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmadı. Son 7 gün el bilekleri/eller ağrısı ile tanımlayıcı parametreler karşılaştırıldığında sadece cinsiyet ile anlamlı bir ilişki bulundu (p=0,023).Sonuç: Bu çalışmada COVID-19 ortamında çalışan sağlık personellerinde el/ el bileği ve bel ağrısının stresle ilişkili olduğuna dair bulunan sonuçlar literatüre katkı sağlayacaktır. Bu konuda yapılan çalışmaların sayısı oldukça azdır. Gelecekte popülasyonu yüksek olan çalışmalara ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Sağlık Çalışanları
• Kas İskelet Sistemi Ağrıları
• Algılanan Stres

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