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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 32 No. 3-4, 2020.

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https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2020.563

THE EFTHE EFFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE ANXIETY LEVEL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALSFECT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE ANXIETY LEVEL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONALS

Eren Usul orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-3980-6768 ; Sincan Dr Nafiz Korez State Hospital, Emergency Service, Ankara, Turkey
İshak Şan ; University of Health Sciences, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Burak Bekgöz ; Ankara City Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

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Introduction: Healthcare professionals are one of the groups most affected by a pandemic that affects the whole world. This study aimed to determine the anxiety level of emergency medical services professionals in Ankara, Turkey after the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects smd methods: In the first part of the survey, the participants of the study were asked about their socio-demographic characteristics and their contact with the COVID-19 patients. In the second part, a survey with 20 questions that determined the state anxiety level derived from the State Anxiety Inventory was performed after obtaining verbal consent.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 33.1±6.9, while 52.7% of all participants were males. In this study, the mean STAI Anxiety Score was 50.7±11.6. Anxiety scores were higher in females and those who had family members at risk of COVID-19 infection (p<0.05). The majority of those who had family members at risk of the infection started to stay in guesthouses instead of going home. Participants were worried about transmitting the infection to their family members (p<0.05). They felt more anxious when treating COVID-19 diagnosed or other patients (p<0.05). In addition, they thought that their anxiety level increased in general (p <0.05).
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic caused an anxiety increase in EMS workers in Turkey. Protecting the physical and mental health of the EMS employees who work at the front line against the COVID-19 pandemic and who have a high risk of infection, and ensuring their efficient work should be the main priority.

Ključne riječi

prehospital; COVID-19; anxiety level; mental health

Hrčak ID:

250856

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/250856

Datum izdavanja:

7.1.2021.

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