DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS, TRAUMA LEVEL, AND TYPE D PERSONALITY AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Year 2023, , 62 - 68, 03.01.2023

Yüksel Kıvrak , Ali İnaltekin

https://doi.org/10.18229/kocatepetip.1086332

Cited By: 1

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the depression, anxiety, stress, fear of viruses, trauma symptom levels and their relationship with Type D personality in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: 50 healthcare professionals (22 nurses, 11 midwives, 4 medical secretaries, 7 medical officers and 6 physcians) working at A State Hospital and 89 employees in a customer relations call center of a private company, as the control group, who met similar criteria were included in the study. Socio-demographic questionnaire form, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Type D Scale (DS14), Impact of Event Scale - Revised Form (IES-R) , and Visual Analogue Scale were applied to the participants.
RESULTS: No significant difference was found between the healthcare professionals and the control group in terms of depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and fear of virus. According to the cut-off scores of the scales, in the group of healthcare professionals, 8% had depression, 24% had anxiety, 16% had stress, and 94% had trauma; in the control group, it was found that 20.22% had depression, 31.46% had anxiety, 22.47% suffered from stress, and 84.26% had trauma. In those with Type D personality, depression, anxiety, stress and trauma scores were significantly higher compared to those without Type D personality (p<0.001, p=0.001, p<0.001, p<0.001, respectively). Also, it was determined that there was a positive correlation between Type D personality score and depression, anxiety, stress and trauma, and between trauma and depression, anxiety, and stress.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study results demonstrated that there was a certain level of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma in both healthcare professionals and the control group, and that Type D personality characteristics were associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, stress and trauma.

Keywords

Anksiyete, COVID-19 virüs, Psikolojik stres, Kişilik, Sağlık çalışanı, Anxiety, COVID-19 virus, Psychological stress, Personality, Healthcare professional

COVİD-19 SALGININDA SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARINDA DEPRESYON, ANKSİYETE, STRES, TRAVMA DÜZEYİ VE D TİPİ KİŞİLİK: VAKA - KONTROL ÇALIŞMASI

Abstract

AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı COVİD-19 salgınında sağlık çalışanlarında depresyon, anksiyete, stres, virüs korkusu, travma belirti düzeylerini ve D Tipi kişilik ile ilişkisini değerlendirmektir.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Çalışmaya bir Devlet Hastanesi’nde çalışan 50 sağlık çalışanı (22 hemşire, 11 ebe, 4 tıbbi sekreter, 7 sağlık memuru ve 6 doktor) ve kontrol grubu olarak benzer ölçütleri karşılayan, bir özel şirketin müşteri ilişkileri çağrı merkezindeki 89 çalışan dahil edildi. Katılımcılara sosyo-demografik anket formu, Depresyon Anksiyete Stres Ölçeği-21 (DASS-21), D Tipi Kişilik Ölçeği (DKÖ), Olayların Etkisi Gözden Geçirilmiş Formu (OEÖ), Vizüel Analog Skala uygulandı.
BULGULAR: Sağlık çalışanı ve kontrol grubu arasında depresyon, anksiyete, stres, travma ve virüs korkusu açısından anlamlı bir fark bulunamadı. Ölçek kesme puanlarına göre sağlık çalışanları grubunda %8 oranında depresyon, %24 oranında anksiyete, %16 oranında stres, %94 oranında travma; kontrol grubunda %20,22 oranında depresyon, %31,46 oranında anksiyete, %22,47 oranında stres, %84,26 oranında travma belirtilerinin olduğu saptandı. D Tipi kişiliği olanlarda olmayanlara göre depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve travma puanları anlamlı olarak daha fazlaydı (sırasıyla p<0,001, p=0,001, p<0,001, p<0,001). Ayrıca D Tipi kişilik puanıyla depresyon, anksiyete, stres, travma arasında ve travma ile depresyon, anksiyete, stres arasında pozitif korelasyon saptandı.
SONUÇ: Çalışma sonuçlarımız, hem sağlık çalışanlarında hem de kontrol grubunda belirli düzeyde depresyon, anksiyete, stres ve travma olduğunu, ayrıca D Tipi kişilik özelliklerinin daha yüksek depresyon, anksiyete, stres düzeyi ve travmayla ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Anksiyete, COVID-19 virüs, Psikolojik stres, Kişilik, Sağlık çalışanı, Anxiety, Psychological stress, Personality, Healthcare professional

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