Akademik Məlumat İdarəetmə Sistemi
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal, vol.8, no.4, pp.189-197, 2023 (Scopus)
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the disasters that has caused the highest number of healthcare worker (HCW) deaths recently. The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety levels of HCWs who are actively working during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted online with 177 HCWs (127 doctors, 31 nurses, 15 paramedics, and 4 health technicians) due to the pandemic. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) was used for anxiety levels. RESULTS: Anxiety levels of HCWs were found to be 48% 'minimal', 23.7% 'mild', 17.5% 'moderate' and 10.7% 'severe'. The mean BAI score of other HCWs was higher than the mean BAI score of doctors (15.94 ± 12.776 vs 9.53 ± 8.868). The highest level of anxiety was found in nurses (19.64 ± 13.370), (p < 0.001). The mean BAI score of female HCWs was found higher than the mean BAI of male HCWs (14.07 ± 10.899 vs 7.61 ± 8.681) and the mean BAI score of HCWs without children was found to be higher than the mean BAI score of those with children (13.77 ± 11.713 vs 9.66 ± 9.260). The mean BAI score of HCWs who live with their relatives over 65 years of age or live with a relative with a chronic disease was found to be higher than the others (14.11 ± 9.752 vs 10.44 ± 9.752), (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: During the COVID-19 epidemic, which has caused the highest number of HCW deaths in recent years, it has been determined that both the BAI score and anxiety levels of HCWs are high. Anxiety levels of nurses, women, those who do not have children, those who live with their relatives over 65 years of age, and those who live with chronic patients were found to be higher than the others.