Effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Health Anxiety Levels of Healthcare Professionals

• Main Authors: Zekiye Çelikbaş, Şenay Kılınçel, Rukiye Ay, Cengiz Akkaya, Gamze Erzin, Esma Akpınar Aslan, Oğuzhan Kılınçel, Zeynep Tuncer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Rabia Yılmaz 2020-09-01
• Series: Journal of Contemporary Medicine
• Subjects: covid-19; sağlık kaygısı; salgın; health anxiety; pandemic
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/jcm/issue/55222/767377
• ISSN: 2667-7180

ABSTRACT Objective: We aimed to determine the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on health workers' health concerns and life. Methods: The study included 293 healthcare professionals reached via e-mail. A questionnaire created by researchers and health anxiety inventory were applied online to all participants. The questionnaire questions investigated the sociodemographic characteristics of the participant, whether he received psychological support during the COVID-19 outbreak, whether he had a chronic disease, whether he had problems with the care of his children, whether he was actively involved in the COVID clinic / service, and how his social and work life was affected. Results: Participants consisted of 73 doctors, 145 nurses and 75 other healthcare professionals (OHP). It was determined that the COVID-19 test was performed to the healthcare personnel in the risk group at a very low rate (1.4%). The number of people receiving psychiatric support during the COVID-19 outbreak was 59 (20.1%). It was determined that the COVID-19 outbreak affected business life and social life of healthcare professionals very much and significantly (p