Psychosocial Effect of COVID-19 Phobia in Health Workers in the Pandemic Service and Intensive Care
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Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the phobia levels of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) in medical staff working in the pandemic service and intensive care service and to examine its relationship with psychosocial impact levels.
Material and Method: The study included 100 people working in the pandemic service and intensive care units in the first year of the pandemic. Sociodemographic Data Form,
COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Impact Scale (CPPIS) and COVID-19 Phobia Scale (CPS) were administered to all participants.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 32.5±7.4 years and 74% of them were women. Of them 29% were doctors, 52% were nurses, 19% were allied health personnel and 66% worked in the service, 29% in the intensive care unit and 5% in both. There were very strong correlations between the CPS and the CPPIS total score, the death anxiety and anxious thoughts subscale scores. A strong positive correlation was found between the CPS and CPPIS subscales scores including close relationships, functionality and somatic symptoms. A significant positive correlation was found between CPS and CPPIS scores and the duration of working in the pandemic service and intensive care unit.
Conclusion: It was thought that as choranophobia increased in medical staffs working in the pandemic service, their psychosocial effects also increased. It has been thought that reducing the working time in the service and/or intensive care unit during the pandemic, performing short-term rotations, may reduce the level of psychosocial impact and even be protective in terms of mental health of medical staff.
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID19, medical staff, phobia, pandemics
Destekleyen Kurum
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
Etik Beyan
The research report of this study complies with ethical standards and this study was given ethical approval by the decision of Pamukkale Unıversty Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee dated 07/06/2022 and numbered 09. Informed consent was obtained from participants who agreed to participate in the study after the procedures were fully explained. The study was conducted in accordance with the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki - Ethical Principles for Medical Research on Human Subjects, revised in 2003.
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