Covid Sürecinde Paramedik Öğrenci ve Paramediklerin Algıladıkları Stresin, Stresle Baş Etme Davranışlarına Etkisi

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 90 - 101, 25.08.2021

Dilek Baykal , Sema Koç Tütüncü

Abstract

Giriş: COVID pandemisinde özellikle paramedikler ve paramedik adayları ön safhalarda görev aldılar. Bu süreçte yüksek düzeyde kontaminasyona maruz kalarak hayati riskleri artmıştır. İçinde bulundukları risk yaşadıkları stresi ve stresle başa çıkma davranışlarını etkileyebilir. Hatta yaşadıkları stres meslek değiştirmelerine bile yol açabilir.
Amaç: Araştırma, paramedik adaylarının ve paramediklerin algıladıkları stresi ve stresle başa çıkma davranışlarını anlamak amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Temmuz-Aralık 2020 (n=390) tarihleri arasında online anket uygulandı. Veri toplamada Stresle Başa Çıkma Ölçeği ve Algılanan Stres Ölçeği kullanıldı. İstatiksel analizler için tanımlayıcı analizler kullanıldı.
Bulgular: COVID sonrası mesleğe bakış açılarını değiştirmedikleri anlaşılmaktadır. Katılımcıların gelir düzeyleri ve cinsiyetleri ile her iki ölçeğin ortalamaları arasında önemli fark vardır. Katılımcıların algılanan stress ve stresle başa çıkma düzeyleri arasında düşük düzeyde ve anlamlı bir ilişki vardır.
Sonuç ve Öneriler: Bulgular, mesleğini bırakma niyetinde olmayan katılımcıların genel olarak algılanan stresinin yüksek ve stresle başa çıkma düzeylerinin düşük olduğunu göstermektedir. COVID döneminde sağlık görevlileri tarafından algılanan stress ve başa çıkma seviyelerini belirlemek, işi bırakma ve çalışma motivasyonlarını etkileyebilir.

Keywords

Covid, Stress, Paramedic, Paramedic students, Coping behaviours

The Perceived Stress of Paramedic Students and Paramedics on Their Stress Coping Behaviors During COVID

Abstract

Introduction: In the Covid pandemic, especially paramedics and paramedic students took part in the front stages. In the process, the risks of life have increased by being exposed to high levels of contamination. The risk they are in can affect the stress they experience and their behavior of coping with stress. The stress they experience may even lead to change of profession.
Purpose: The study was conducted to understand the perceived stress and coping behaviors of paramedic students and paramedics.
Methods: An online survey of participants was conducted between July-December 2020 (n=390). Data was collected Coping Response Inventory and Perceived Stress Scale were used. Descriptive statistics were used to statistical analysis.
Findings: It is understood that they did not change their perspective on the profession after COVID. There is significant difference between the income levels and gender of the participants and the averages of both scales. There were a low level and significant relationship between the perceived stress and stress coping levels of the participants.
Conclusions and Recommendations: The findings show that participants who do not intend to quit their profession generally have high perceived stress and low levels of coping with stress. Determining the stress and coping levels perceived by paramedics during the COVID period can affect their motivation to quit and work.

Keywords

Covid, Stress, Paramedic students, Coping Behaviours, Paramedics

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