Klinik Araştırma

Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19

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Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19

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Aim: We aimed to determine anxiety levels of the emergency department (ED) personnel working in close contact with infected patients and potential risk factors associated with this anxiety. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted among healthcare personnel working at the ED of the tertiary healthcare hospital in question, who are directly involved in the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients. The participants were administered a questionnaire that included items on sociodemographic characteristics; items on health, social, and demographic factors considered to be related with anxiety; and the 40 items of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The study included 138 healthcare professionals. In total, 29.7% of the participants were female and 70.3% were male. The minimum and maximum ages of the participants were 21 and 52 years, respectively, with a median age of 33 (27–40) years. The mean STAI-S and STAI-T scores of healthcare professionals included in the study were 45.4 ± 10.4 and 41.3 ± 7.3, respectively. The effect of women nurses and having children, on anxiety levels was found to be significantly high. Comparing the groups categorized for their compliance with COVID-19-related measures, the state anxiety scores of the “somewhat compliant” group were found to be higher. Participants with the perception that measures taken and institution’s available capacity were insufficient were found to have statistically significantly higher STAI-S scores than the others (p < 0.001) Conclusion: Maintaining mental health of healthcare personnel during a pandemic is vital to better control contagious diseases. Thus, exclusive effort should be made to maintain mental well-being of healthcare professionals being exposed to COVID-19.

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Destekleyen Kurum

The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Proje Numarası

This study protocol was approved by Clinical Research Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Medicine of Aksaray University with a protocol number of 2020-03/55 and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practices.

Teşekkür

The authors thank all the participants in this study

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Bölüm

Klinik Araştırma

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Aralık 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Ağustos 2020

Kabul Tarihi

7 Eylül 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Sert, E. T., Mutlu, H., Kokulu, K., & Sarıtaş, A. (2020). Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 10(4), 556-561. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.780820
AMA
1.Sert ET, Mutlu H, Kokulu K, Sarıtaş A. Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 2020;10(4):556-561. doi:10.16899/jcm.780820
Chicago
Sert, Ekrem Taha, Hüseyin Mutlu, Kamil Kokulu, ve Ayhan Sarıtaş. 2020. “Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 10 (4): 556-61. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.780820.
EndNote
Sert ET, Mutlu H, Kokulu K, Sarıtaş A (01 Aralık 2020) Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 10 4 556–561.
IEEE
[1]E. T. Sert, H. Mutlu, K. Kokulu, ve A. Sarıtaş, “Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19”, Journal of Contemporary Medicine, c. 10, sy 4, ss. 556–561, Ara. 2020, doi: 10.16899/jcm.780820.
ISNAD
Sert, Ekrem Taha - Mutlu, Hüseyin - Kokulu, Kamil - Sarıtaş, Ayhan. “Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 10/4 (01 Aralık 2020): 556-561. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.780820.
JAMA
1.Sert ET, Mutlu H, Kokulu K, Sarıtaş A. Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 2020;10:556–561.
MLA
Sert, Ekrem Taha, vd. “Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, c. 10, sy 4, Aralık 2020, ss. 556-61, doi:10.16899/jcm.780820.
Vancouver
1.Ekrem Taha Sert, Hüseyin Mutlu, Kamil Kokulu, Ayhan Sarıtaş. Anxiety Levels and Associated Factors Among Emergency Department Personnel Fighting COVID-19. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 01 Aralık 2020;10(4):556-61. doi:10.16899/jcm.780820

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