Anxiety and hopelessness levels in COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of healthcare professionals and other community sample in Turkey

COVID-19 affected our mental health as well as our physical health. In this study, the anxiety and hopelessness levels of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers and the factors affecting them were evaluated in Turkey. Beck Hopelessness Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was applie...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of psychiatric research Jg. 129; S. 181 - 188
Hauptverfasser: Hacimusalar, Yunus, Kahve, Aybeniz Civan, Yasar, Alisan Burak, Aydin, Mehmet Sinan
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Attitude of Health Personnel
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Personnel - psychology
Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Healthcare workers
Hope
Hopelessness
Humans
Male
Mental health
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - psychology
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey - epidemiology
Young Adult
Turkey
COVID-19
Anxiety
Healthcare workers
Mental health
Hopelessness
ISSN:0022-3956, 1879-1379, 1879-1379
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Zusammenfassung:COVID-19 affected our mental health as well as our physical health. In this study, the anxiety and hopelessness levels of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers and the factors affecting them were evaluated in Turkey. Beck Hopelessness Scale and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was applied online to participants. Totally 2156 individuals were included in the study and 52.0% (n:1121) of them are healthcare workers. The hopelessness and state anxiety levels of healthcare workers were higher than non-healthcare workers. Nurses' hopelessness levels are higher than doctors, and state anxiety levels are higher than both doctors and other healthcare workers. Anxiety and hopelessness levels were higher in women, those living with a high-risk individual at home during the pandemic, those who had difficulty in caring for their children, and those whose income decreased. Anxiety levels are an important predictor of hopelessness. The increase in anxiety levels explained 28.9% of the increase in hopelessness levels. Increased working hours is one of the important factors affecting anxiety. As a conclusion, healthcare workers were more affected psychologically in the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the society. Nurses were affected more than other healthcare workers. It is important to identify the factors affecting anxiety, hopelessness, and individuals who may be more psychologically affected during the pandemic. An important contribution can be made to the protection of public health by ensuring that psychosocial interventions for high-risk groups are planned in advance.
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ISSN:0022-3956
1879-1379
1879-1379
DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.07.024