The mental health of intensive care unit healthcare workers who care for critical patients in pandemics
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Doç. Dr. Veysel Garani SOYLU Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Öztürk TAŞKIN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Ufuk DEMİR Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (ESCI dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
Dergi ISSN 2667-663X Wos Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler Emerging Sources Citation Index
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 01-2021
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 12 / 8 / 903–906 DOI 10.4328/ACAM.20494
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.4328/acam.20494
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Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon
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Aim: In addition to examining the pathophysiology and treatment of the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19), it is very important to investigate the psychological effects of the pandemic on healthcare workers.Material and Methods: Our study was conducted in a group of nurses (85 people) who worked for at least 2 weeks in the COVID-19 intensive care unit of the Kastamonu Education and Research Hospital. Participants answered the questionnaire applied via the internet and sent the answers in the same way. For each participant, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (phq-9, range 0-27), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (gad-7, range 0-21), Insomnia Severity Index (isi, range 0-28) criteria are respectively depression, anxiety, and it was used to assess the severity of insomnia symptoms. Results: It was observed that 24.7% of the nurses participating in our study had depression symptoms, 38.8% had anxiety symptoms, and 45.4% had insomnia symptoms. In the female nurse group, we found that depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms were more pronounced. There was no statistically significant difference in 3 scales according to the years of intensive care work.Discussion: Nurses treating COVID-19 patients are probably exposed to the highest risk of infection due to their close, frequent contact with patients and working longer hours than normal. The spread of the virus, the health of the family and others, changes in work, and concerns about isolation can affect the mental state of healthcare workers during this pandemic process.
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The mental health of intensive care unit healthcare workers who care for critical patients in pandemics

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