Original scientific paper
DETERMINATION OF ATTITUDE AND STRESS LEVELS OF MIDWIVES, NURSES AND PHYSICIANS WORKING IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CLINICS REGARDING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Hakan Nazik
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Zehra Cercer
; Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Gaziantep, Turkey
Funda Ozdemir
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Evsen Nazik
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Egzi Aygun
; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to determine the attitude and stress levels of midwives, nurses and physicians working in
gynecology and obstetrics clinics towards the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects and methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 134 healthcare workers in obstetrics and
gynecology clinics. The Personal Information Form, the Attitude form for the COVID-19 pandemic and the Perceived Stress Scale
were used for collecting the data.
Results: It was found that the total average score of the healthcare workers' attitude scale was 55.61+-5.97. The total score
average of healthcare workers on the perceived stress scale was found to be 28.28+-7.43.
Conclusion: It was determined that the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards the COVID-19 pandemic and the perceived
stress for the COVID-19 pandemic were at moderate levels.
Keywords
COVID-19; perceived stress; attitude; obstetrics and gynecology
Hrčak ID:
272981
URI
Publication date:
8.2.2022.
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