Research Article

DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Volume: 4 Number: 1 January 1, 2022
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DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic has been negatively affecting the psychology of the whole society for the last year. However, its psychological effect on healthcare workers is greater. The aim of this study is to determine the coronavirus anxiety levels of healthcare workers and the factors affecting it. A total of 201 healthcare worker, working in a training and research hospital, constitutes the sample of the study. A questionnaire, including 14 questions about demographic characteristics, working and home life status and a 5 statement Short Form Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), was applied. Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U Tests were applied for analyzing with SPSS V.22 program. The mean age of the participants was 34.9±8.1 years and the average total working time of them in the healthcare sector was 11.4±8.7 years. The anxiety level of the participants was generally low (4.31±4.72). A statistically significant difference was found in the coronavirus anxiety levels of the employees in terms of gender (p = 0.003), presence of chronic disease (p = 0.011) and the number of people living together at home (p = 0.029). While anxiety levels were higher in women and those with chronic diseases, it was lower in employees living alone. In addition, although it was not statistically significant, it was observed that the anxiety level of the employees' working in the frontline was higher than the others. Age, marital status, working experience, education levels, occupations, total working experience of employees, the departments they work, and status of living with people younger than 15 years and older than 65 years old had no statistically significant effect on anxiety levels (p˃0.05). During the pandemic, healthcare workers' anxiety levels differ by their gender and the presence of chronic illness. Moreover, as the number of family members living together increases, the anxiety levels of healthcare workers increases.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 1, 2022

Submission Date

August 11, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 20, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 4 Number: 1

APA
Güdük, Ö., Elarslan, S., & Sertbaş, Y. (2022). DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. Sağlık Ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi, 4(1), 65-74. https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL
AMA
1.Güdük Ö, Elarslan S, Sertbaş Y. DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SARAD. 2022;4(1):65-74. https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL
Chicago
Güdük, Özlem, Serkan Elarslan, and Yaşar Sertbaş. 2022. “DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS”. Sağlık Ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 (1): 65-74. https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL.
EndNote
Güdük Ö, Elarslan S, Sertbaş Y (January 1, 2022) DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. Sağlık ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 1 65–74.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Güdük, S. Elarslan, and Y. Sertbaş, “DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS”, SARAD, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 65–74, Jan. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL
ISNAD
Güdük, Özlem - Elarslan, Serkan - Sertbaş, Yaşar. “DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS”. Sağlık ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi 4/1 (January 1, 2022): 65-74. https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL.
JAMA
1.Güdük Ö, Elarslan S, Sertbaş Y. DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SARAD. 2022;4:65–74.
MLA
Güdük, Özlem, et al. “DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS”. Sağlık Ve Sosyal Refah Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 4, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 65-74, https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Güdük, Serkan Elarslan, Yaşar Sertbaş. DETERMINATION OF CORONAVIRUS ANXIETY LEVEL OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS. SARAD [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 1;4(1):65-74. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA23KR87WL


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