Original scientific paper
FEAR, ANXIETY, BURNOUT, AND INSOMNIA LEVELS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN TURKEY
Yavuz Yilmaz
orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-5474
; Gumushane State Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Gumushane, Turkey
Ali Erdogan
; Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Antalya, Turkey
Erdi Bahadir
orcid.org/0000-0002-8404-1779
; Gumushane State Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Gumushane, Turkey
Abstract
Background: This study aims to assess fear, anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, burnout, and insomnia of healthcare workers (HCWs)
during novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak and to identify their relation to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.
Subjects and methods: Totally 600 HCWs were included in this cross-sectional study. A Sociodemographic Data Form,
Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), Anxiety Sensitivity Index-3 (ASI-3), Maslach Burnout
Inventory (MBI), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were used.
Results: Of participants, 364 were females and 236 were males with a mean age of 33,49+-7,29 years. About 95.3% of HCWs had
a fear of infecting their loved ones. Mean MBI and ISI scores were significantly higher among HCWs working in COVID-19 clinics
and intensive care units (p=0.000; p=0.039). Mean CAS, FCV-19S, MBI, and ISI scores were significantly higher in women than
men (p=0.000; p=0.000; p=0.027; p=0.005). Mean CAS and ISI scores were significantly higher among nurses (p=0.008; p=0.004),
while mean ASI-3 of the other HCWs and MBI scores of physicians were significantly higher (p=0.009; p=0.000).
Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health issue associated with psychiatric illnesses in HCW subgroups with
distinct sociodemographic characteristics. It is of utmost importance to develop individualized preventive and therapeutic psychiatric
services for HCWs.
Keywords
COVID-19; healthcare workers; mental health
Hrčak ID:
272974
URI
Publication date:
8.2.2022.
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