RESEARCH ARTICLE
Nobel Med 2021; 17(3): 181-189

THE EVALUATION OF ATTITUDE, CONCERN AND STRESS LEVELS OF HEALTH WORKERS TOWARDS COVID-19

İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of this research is to evaluate attitudes, concern and stress levels of healthcare workers towards COVID-19 in Turkey.

Material and Method: This study was conducted among health professionals who work in Turkey. Data collection form has been shared with health professionals through Google Forms, between the dates 07-27 April 2020. The 968 questionnaires with appropriate data quality was included in the study. Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-

10) was used to measure the stress levels of healthcare workers. SPSS 23.0 statistical package program was used to analyze the data. Statistical significance level was accepted as p <0.05.

Results: 96.6% of the participants stated that infected people should be isolated from the society, 94.3% thought that their work was risky for being infected with COVID-19. 90.1% of the participants in the study stated that they were worried about transmitting the disease to their family, friends or other people The mean perceived stress scale is 23.6±6.1, and the median is 23.0 (3-40). The PSS-10 score was found to be higher in frontline employees and those who were unwilling or hesitant to provide services to COVID-19 patients.

Conclusion: This study emphasizes the attitudes of most healthcare workers that patients should be isolated and that their work is risky in terms of becoming infected with COVID-19; and concerns about infection and transmission of COVID-19. In addition, perceived stress levels of healthcare professionals were found to be quite high.

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  • Pubmed Style
    İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan. [SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19’A YÖNELİK TUTUM, ENDİŞE VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med 2021; 17(3): 181-189, Turkish.
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    İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan. [SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19’A YÖNELİK TUTUM, ENDİŞE VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. www.nobelmedicus.com/en/Article.aspx?m=1716 [Access: Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
  • AMA (American Medical Association) Style
    İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan. [SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19’A YÖNELİK TUTUM, ENDİŞE VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med 2021; 17(3): 181-189, Turkish.
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    İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan. [SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19’A YÖNELİK TUTUM, ENDİŞE VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med (2021); 17(3): 181-189, [cited Mayıs 24, 2021], Turkish.
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    İrem Dilaver, Kübra Şahin, Büşra Parlak Somuncu, Murat Topbaş, Nazım Ercüment Beyhun, Sevil Turhan. (2021) [SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARININ COVID-19’A YÖNELİK TUTUM, ENDİŞE VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ]. Nobel Med, 17(3): 181-189, Turkish.