Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri Çalışanlarında COVID-19 Korkusu ile Sağlık Anksiyetesi Arasındaki İlişkinin Belirlenmesi

Year 2023, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 159 - 167, 27.01.2023

Derya Şimşekli Bakırhan , Mehtap Tan

https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1159077

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Amaç: Acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarında COVID-19 korkusu ile sağlık anksiyetesi arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmedir.
Yöntem: Bu araştırma tanımlayıcı tipte yürütüldü. Araştırma verileri Mart-Mayıs 2021 tarihleri arasında 123 katılımcıdan tanımlayıcı özellikler formu, COVID-19 korkusu ölçeği ve Sağlık anksiyetesi ölçeğiyle toplandı. Veri analizi SPSS 26 İstatistik Paket Programı ile yapıldı.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların yaş, COVID-19 korkusu ve sağlık anksiyetesi ortalaması sırasıyla 27.27±6.23, 18,80±8,26, 31,45±9,82 olarak saptandı. COVID-19 korkusu ile sağlık anksiyetesi arasındaki korelasyon analizinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu tespit edildi (r=0,350, p < 0,01). Yaş ile COVID-19 korkusu arasında pozitif yönlü anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptandı (r=0,189, p < 0,05).
Sonuçlar: Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarına bakıldığında acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının COVID-19 korkusu ve sağlık anksiyetesinin orta düzeyde olduğu ve birbiriyle pozitif yönde anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğu görülmektedir. Bu durum acil sağlık hizmetleri çalışanlarının COVID-19 korkuları arttıkça sağlıklarıyla ilgili anksiyetelerinin de arttığını göstermektedir. 

Keywords

Covid-19, Korku, Sağlık anksiyetesi, Acil Sağlık Servisleri, Sağlık çalışanı

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Thanks

Yazarlar Ardahan Acil Sağlık Hizmetleri çalışanlarına araştırmaya gönüllü katılımlarından dolayı teşekkürü borç bilir. Ayrıca Ardahan İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü’ne çalışmanın yürütülmesi için izin verdikleri için teşekkür eder.

Determination of the Correlation between Fear of COVID-19 and Health Anxiety in Emergency Health Personnel

Abstract

Aim: To determine the relationship between fear of Covid-19 and health anxiety in emergency health personnel.
Method: This research was conducted in descriptive type. Research data were collected from 123 participants between March and May 2021 using the descriptive characteristics form, the COVID-19 fear scale, and the Health anxiety scale. Data analysis was done with SPSS 26 Statistical Package Program.
Results: The mean age, fear of COVID-19, and health anxiety of the participants were 27.27±6.23, 18.80±8.26, 31.45±9.82, respectively. A statistically significant relationship was found in the correlation analysis between fear of COVID-19 and health anxiety (r=0.350, p < 0.01). A positive and significant relationship was found between age and fear of COVID-19 (r=0.189, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, it is seen that the fear of COVID-19 and health anxiety of emergency health personnels are moderate and positively and significantly correlated with each other. In this case, it shows that as the COVID-19 fears of emergency health personnel increase, their anxiety about their health also increases.

Keywords

COVID-19, Fear, Health anxiety, Emergency health services, Health personnel

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