Mental Problems of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3, 83 - 90, 30.12.2021

Özlem Özaydın Özden Güdük

https://doi.org/10.51261/yiu.2021.00035

Öz

The epidemic of COVID-19, which started in Wuhan province of China and rapidly turned into a pandemic worldwide, affected all individuals in the society in different directions and levels. Depression, anxiety, stress and sleep disorders are among the mental problems experienced by healthcare workers during the epidemic. These problems not only affect the mental state and well-being of the employees negatively, but also affect their job satisfaction and quality service delivery. The purpose of this study to examine the mental problems affecting health workers, what factors affecting these problems, and what mental health support approaches can be done for health workers in cases of epidemics. Accordingly, a detailed literature review was made and published studies on the subject were compiled. It is inevitable that health managers will work to strengthen the workers mentally.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, pandemic, medical workers, mental problems, anxiety, depression

COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Sağlık Çalışanlarının Yaşadıkları Mental Sorunlar

Öz

Çin’in Wuhan eyaletinde başlayarak bütün dünyada hızla bir pandemiye dönüşen COVID-19 salgını toplumdaki bütün bireyleri farklı açılardan ve farklı düzeylerde etkilemiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarının salgın sırasında yaşadığı mental problemler arasında depresyon, anksiyete, stres, uyuma bozuklukları yer almaktadır. Bu problemler çalışanların sadece ruhsal durumunu ve iyilik halini olumsuz yönde etkilemekle kalmayıp, iş doyumunu ve kaliteli hizmet sunumunu da etkilemektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı; COVID-19 salgını sürecinde sağlık çalışanlarını etkileyen mental problemler, bu problemleri etkileyen faktörler ve salgın durumlarında sağlık çalışanlarını mental yönden destekleyecek yaklaşımların neler olabileceğini incelemektir. Bu doğrultuda, detaylı bir literatür taraması yapılarak konu hakkında yayımlamış araştırmalar derlenmiş ve sağlık yöneticilerinin pandemi döneminde sağlık çalışanlarını ruhsal yönden güçlendirecek çalışmalar yapmasının kaçınılmaz olduğu kanısına varılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

COVID-19, pandemi, sağlık çalışanı, mental problemler, anksiyete, depresyon

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