COVID-19 Pandemisinde Hemşirelerin Fiziksel ve Mental Sağlık Durumlarının Belirlenmesi

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 93 - 103, 25.03.2024

Fatma Demirkaya , Emine Ekici

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1229660

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında hemşirelerin fiziksel ve mental sağlık durumlarını incelemek ve fiziksel ve mental sağlık durumları ile tanıtıcı ve mesleki özellikleri arasında fark olup olmadığını belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel araştırmanın evrenini İstanbul’ da bulunan bir eğitim ve araştırma, iki şehir ve bir devlet hastanesinde çalışan hemşireler (N=1300) oluşturmuştur. Gelişigüzel örnekleme ile ulaşılan 350 hemşire örneklemi oluşturmuştur. Veriler Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Kısa Form-36 (KF-36) Sorgulama Formu ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan hemşirelerin büyük çoğunluğunun kadın ve 18-28 yaş aralığında olduğu, fiziksel ve mental sağlık durumlarının kötü olduğu, bir önceki yıla göre sağlık durumunda algılanan değişikliğin kötü, cinsiyet, medeni durum, çocuk sahibi olma ve eğitim durumunun, fiziksel ve mental sağlık üzerinde etkili olduğu bulundu.
Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde kesin tedavisi olmayan bir virüs ile mücadele etmek sağlık çalışanlarında, özellikle de hastalar ile daha yakın temasta olan ve uzun süre vakit geçiren hemşirelerin fiziksel ve mental sağlığını etkilemiştir. Büyük çoğunluğu çalışma hayatında henüz çok yeni olan hemşirelerin fiziksel ve mental sağlık durumlarının kötü olması hemşirelerin fiziksel ve mental sağlığını geliştirmeye yönelik gerekli düzenlemelerin ve girişimlerin yapılması gerektiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Fiziksel sağlık, mental sağlık, hemşireler, COVID-19

Determination of Physical and Mental Health Status of Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Objective: This research was conducted to examine the physical and mental health status of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine whether there is a difference between their physical and mental health status and their introductory and professional characteristics.
Methods: The universe of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of nurses (N=1300) working in education and research, two urban and a public hospital in Istanbul. A sample of 350 nurses reached by haphazard sampling was formed. The data were collected with the Introductory Information Form and the Short Form-36 (KF-36) Inquiry Form.
Results: The majority of the nurses participating in the study were female and between the ages of 18-28, their physical and mental health status was poor, the perceived change in health status compared to the previous year was worse, gender, marital status, having child, education level, it was found that effect on physical and mental health.
Conclusion: Fighting a virus that has no definitive cure during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the physical and mental health of healthcare workers, especially nurses who are in closer contact and who spend a longer time with patients.

Keywords

Physical health, mental health, nurses, COVID-19

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