COVID-19 Pandemisinin Hemşirelerin Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlük Düzeyine Etkisi

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 1, 52 - 60, 28.03.2024

Eylül Gülnur Erdoğan , Zeynep Irmak Kaya

https://doi.org/10.31125/hunhemsire.1358987

Abstract

Amaç Bu araştırma COVID-19 pandemisinin hemşirelerin belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük düzeylerine etkisini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır
Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipteki bu araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye'de herhangi bir sağlık kuruluşunda çalışan hemşireler oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın anket formu Nisan - Haziran 2022 tarihleri arasında sosyal medya araçlarında paylaşılmış ve çalışma örneklemine toplam 341 hemşire dahil edilmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında Sosyodemografik Form ve Belirsizliğe Tahammülsüzlük Ölçeği (BTÖ-12) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı, yüzdelik dağılım, Mann Whitney U testi ve Kruskal Wallis Varyans analizi yöntemlerinden yararlanılmıştır
Bulgular: Çalışma kapsamına alınan hemşirelerin BTÖ toplam puan ortalaması 39.83±8.749 olup orta düzey bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin %64.5’i pandemi sürecinde gelir değişikliği yaşamadığını, %96.5’i pandemi nedeniyle ödenen ödemelerin tatmin edici olmadığını ve %31.1’i pandemi nedeniyle 1-3 gün fazla mesai çalıştığını belirtmiştir. Pandemi döneminde gelir değişikliği arasında medyan toplam BTÖ puanı açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu saptanmıştır (p=0.000). Pandemi sürecinde hasta/hasta yakını tarafından şiddete maruz kalma, çalışma arkadaşlarıyla diyalog azaltma ve yakınlaşmamayı tercih etme arasında medyan toplam BTÖ puanı açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu saptanmıştır (p<0.05).
Sonuç: COVID-19 salgınının psikolojik etkilerinin yüksek olduğu görülmektedir. Salgında en ön saflarda çalışan sağlık çalışanlarının zihinsel ve fiziksel iyilik hali üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri kaldırmak amacıyla destek programlarına gereksinim duyulmaktadır.

Keywords

Belirsizliğe tahammülsüzlük, COVID-19, hemşirelik, pandemi

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nurses' Level of Intolerance to Uncertainty

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nurses' intolerance of uncertainty.
Material and Methods: The population of this descriptive study consisted of nurses working in any health institution in Turkey. The survey form of the study was shared on social media tools between April and June 2022 and a total of 341 nurses were included in the study sample. The sociodemographic Form and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (ITS-12) were used to collect the data. Number, percentage distribution, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal Wallis Variance analysis methods were used in the evaluation of the data.
Results: The mean total score of the nurses included in the study was 39.83±8.749 and was found to be moderate. 64.5% of nurses stated that they did not experience any income change during the pandemic, 96.5% stated that the payments paid due to the pandemic were not satisfactory, and 31.1% stated that they worked overtime for 1-3 days due to the pandemic. A statistically significant difference was found in terms of the median total IUS score between income changes during the pandemic period (p=0.000). It has been determined that there is a statistically significant difference in terms of the median total IUS score between experiencing violence from a patient/patient's relative, reducing dialogue with colleagues, and preferring not to approach during the pandemic process (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It is seen that the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are high. To mitigate the adverse effects on the mental and physical well-being of healthcare workers on the frontlines during the pandemic, there is a need for support programs.

Keywords

COVID-19, intolerance of uncertainty, nursing, pandemic

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