Acil Servis çalışanlarının anksiyete ve depresyon düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

Year 2021, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 118 - 123, 16.07.2021

Ahmet Tuğrul Zeytin , Şeyhmus Kaya , Davut Kaplan , Aslı Melek Zeytin , Filiz Kaya

https://doi.org/10.48176/esmj.2021.26

Abstract

Giriş: Sağlık çalışanlarında psikolojik sıkıntılar toplumun diğer bireylerine göre daha sık görülmektedir. Acil tıp fiziksel ve duygusal olarak zorlu bir tıp branşıdır. Bu çalışmada acil servis profesyonellerinin anksiyete ve depresyon düzeyleri ve ilişkili faktörlerin tanımlanması amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntemler: Eskişehir Devlet Hastanesi ve Eskişehir Yunus Emre Devlet Hastanesi acil servislerinde çalışan sağlık profesyonelleri ile önceden acil serviste çalışmış ancak son bir yıldır acil servis dışında başka bir birimde çalışmaya devam eden sağlık profesyonelleri de karşılaştırma grubu olarak çalışmaya dahil edilmişdir. Demografik bilgiler, Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği ve Beck Depresyon Ölçeğini içeren form ile veri toplaması gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Sağlık profesyonelleri 75 kişilik vaka ve 75 kişilik karşılaştırma grubu olarak çalışmada yer almıştır. Acil servis çalışanları çalışma şartları (fiziksel şartlar ve çalışma saatleri) açısından incelendiğinde, depresyon düzeyleri çalışma şartlarından memnun olmayanlarda yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,024). Vaka ve karşılaştırma gruplarında sözel ve fiziksel şiddete mağruz kalanların anksiyete düzeyleri, şiddete mağruz kalmayanlara göre yüksek bulunmuştur (vaka; p=0,006, karşılaştırma; p=0,003).
Sonuç: Acil servis çalışanlarında hafif düzeyde anksiyete ve depresyon izlenmektedir. Ancak sözel veya fiziksel şiddet ve çalışma şartlarının zorluğunun anksiyete ve depresyon üzerinde en etkili faktörler olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Acil servis çalışanları için çalışma şartlarının düzenlenmesi ve sözel ve fiziki şiddet için önleyici çalışmaların planlanması gerekmektedir.  

Keywords

acil, anksiyete, depresyon

AN EVALUATION FOR THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION LEVELS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS

Abstract

Introduction: Psychological problems occur higher among medical staff than the other members of society. Emergency medicine is a highly difficult branch both physically and emotionally. In this study, it is aimed to identify anxiety and depression levels and related factors of emergency medicine professionals.
Methods: Eskisehir State Hospital and Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital emergency medicine professionals and, health professionals who had previously work in the emergency department but continued to work in a unit other than the emergency department for the past year were also included in this study as a comparison group. Data collection was carried out with a form containing demographic information, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory.
Results: Health professionals took part in this study as 75 cases and 75 comparison groups. When emergency medicine professionals were examined in terms of working conditions(physical conditions and working hours), depression levels found to be higher in those who were not satisfied with their working conditions(p=0,024). In case and comparison groups, the anxiety levels of participants who have been subjected to verbal or physical violence has been determined higher than the participants who have not been subjected to verbal or physical violence (case group p=0,006, comparison group p=0,003).
Conclusion: A mild level of anxiety and depression is observed in emergency medicine professionals. However, verbal and physical violence and working conditions were observed to be the most effective factors on anxiety and depression. It is necessary to regulate working conditions for emergency medicine professionals and to plan preventive studies for verbal and physical violence.   

Keywords

emergency, anxiety, depression

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