RESEARCH ARTICLE
Nobel Med 2024; 20(1): 58-64

EVALUATION OF MOOD, BURNOUT LEVELS AND ANXIETY OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

Muhammed Atak, Elif Nur Koçak, Servet Yüce, Şeyma Halaç
ABSTRACT
Objective: In the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, primary healthcare workers have played critical roles in filiation and other processes. This research aims to evaluate the burnout, anxiety and fears of the healthcare workers working in primary healthcare institutions in a district of Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic period, together with sociodemographic and working life data.

Material and Method: In this cross-sectional study, 191 people actively working in family health centers (FHC) and District Health Directorate (DHD) in a district of Istanbul were administered Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Coronavirus Fear Scale (CFS) and Maslach Burnout Scale (MBS) was applied. All data were collected with Google Forms between 25.05.2021 and 15.06.2021.

Results: The mean STAI state anxiety score was 45.38±10.25 and the mean trait anxiety score was 41.77±8.50. Maslach scale total score is 57.74±10.38. A statistically significant difference was observed in the scores of state anxiety, trait anxiety, MBS and CFS according to gender and the mean score of women was higher than men (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the scale scores according to the status of people having COVID-19 disease. The state anxiety and CFS mean scores of the married ones are significantly higher than the others. (p:0.035; p:0.004). Considering the scale scores according to the institution; The mean scores of FHC workers in the state anxiety, trait anxiety, MBS, and emotional exhaustion subscales of the MBS were found to be significantly higher than those of District Health Directorate employees (p:0.001; p:0.001; p:0.001; p:0.001). The anxiety score of the overtime workers was found to be higher than the shift workers (p:0.028).

Conclusion: In this study, it is seen that the anxiety and burnout levels of primary health care workers who took an active role during the pandemic period are high in line with the literature.

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    Muhammed Atak, Elif Nur Koçak, Servet Yüce, Şeyma Halaç. (2024) [EVALUATION OF MOOD, BURNOUT LEVELS AND ANXIETY OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PERIOD]. Nobel Med, 20(1): 58-64, English.