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Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic not only causes morbidity and mortality around the world, but also causes anxiety and fear among people. Healthcare workers are one of the groups most commonly affected during the epidemic process. It has been determined that the main transmission in COVID-19 is through droplets. This study aimed to measure the fear and anxiety about COVID-19 and evaluate the quality of life in two physicians' groups;ENT physicians with direct contact and psychiatrists without direct contact with the respiratory tract while examining patients. Materials and Methods: One hundred twenty-seven physicians accepted to fill in the online questionnaire were included in the study. The questionnaire form consisting of sociodemographic data form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and SF-36 was applied online. Results: The presence of a psychiatric disturbance diagnosis and the rate of receiving psychiatric support in the past were higher in the psychiatrist group. All other demographic data were similar in both groups. When the Fear of COVID-19 Scale subscales and total score, SF-36 subscales were compared, no significant difference was found between the two groups. Conclusions: Our findings emphasize that both groups of physicians' fears about the pandemic and their quality of life are affected at similar rates. Longitudinal studies are needed to investigate other factors affecting healthcare professionals in public health emergencies such as pandemics. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Annals of Medical of Research is the property of Annals of Medical Research and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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INTRODUCTION: Outbreaks of infectious diseases have negative effects on mental health. Currently, there is very little information about the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents and associated factors affecting their mental health. The aim of the present study is to determine the severity of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak, and to investigate the associated factors with these symptoms. METHODS: The present study was conducted with a total of 447 adolescents. Psychiatric symptoms were evaluated by the use of DSM-5 Level 2 Anxiety Scale, DSM-5 Level 2 Depression Scale and National Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale. The association between age, gender, residential area, presence of COVID-19 in the participant, presence of COVID-19 in the family or environment and psychiatric symptoms were evaluated with linear regression analysis. RESULTS: The mean age of participants was 15.06, and 38.3% of the participants were men and 61.7% were women. The rate of participants with moderate or high levels of anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms was 28%, 37.6% and 28.5%, respectively. High age and living in an urban area were associated with increased anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms. In addition, female gender was associated with increased depression symptoms, and the presence of COVID-19 in the family or environment was associated with increased anxiety symptoms. CONCLUSION: The present study shows that adolescents have serious levels of anxiety, depression and PTSD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results emphasise the need for mental health interventions that are appropriate for the characteristics of this age group.