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Objectives: This study was planned to evaluate the perspectives, experiences, and methods followed by physicians on the treatment and management of COVID-19 infection, which affects the whole world. Methods: In this study, in which physicians were included in the study, a questionnaire consisting of 21 questions was conducted in the electronic environment. The questionnaire questions included the treatment methods applied by the physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, the guidelines they followed and their own clinical experiences. Results: Our study was conducted with a total of 200 physicians, 72 (36.0%) men and 128 (64.0%) women. The mean age of the physicians was 36.54±7.40 years. In the management and treatment of COVID-19 patients, 78.5% of the participants preferred to use the Ministry of Health's COVID-19 Outbreak Management and Study Guide (MHCOMSG) and 60.5% preferred to use the current international guidelines. In the oxygen support management of hypoxemic patients, 53.5% of the participants preferred to follow their personal experience and experience, 52.5% of them preferred to follow the MHCOMSG, 51% of them preferred to follow the current international guidelines. There is a statistically significant relationship between the duration of professional experience, the institution where the employee is working and treatment management preferences. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic process, physicians preferred to follow the MHCOMSG in treatment and patient management. It is important for health-care professionals to follow new developments closely and to make updates on COVID-19 published online by official government health officials in terms of health workers' preferences in accessing information. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR]
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This study was conducted to determine the level of anxiety and eHealth literacy and related factors among physicians and nurses working in inpatient and intensive care units where COVID-19 patients were cared for during the pandemic. This descriptive study was conducted with 161 physician and nurse working in inpatient and intensive care units. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. The mean scores of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale and eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) of physicians and nurses were 2.74±3.57 and 28.72±7.74, respectively. It was found that physicians and nurses who desired psychological support had high anxiety scores but low scores on the eHEALS. Anxiety increased the longer one engaged in viewing/reading information or news about the pandemic. During the pandemic outbreak, it is crucial to regularly inform physicians and nurses about the pandemic through appropriate sources and provide them with the necessary psychological support after determining their level of anxiety.Alternate : Bu çalışma, pandemi döneminde COVID-19 tanılı hastaların takip edildiği servis veya yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan hekim ve hemşirelerin anksiyete ve e-sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyleri ile ilişkili faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı tipte olan bu çalışma servis veya yoğun bakım ünitelerinde çalışan 161 hekim ve hemşire ile tamamlanmıştır. Çalışmada p<0,05 değeri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Hekim ve hemşirelerin Koronavirüs Anksiyete Ölçeği ve e-Sağlık Okuryazarlık Ölçeği puan ortalaması sırasıyla 2,74±3,57, 28,72±7,74’tür. Psikolojik destek almak isteyen hekim ve hemşirelerin anksiyete puanlarının arttığı ve e-sağlık okuryazarlık puanının azaldığı saptamıştır. Pandemi ile ilgili bilgi veya haber izleme/okuma süresinin artması ile anksiyetenin arttığı belirlenmiştir. Pandemi döneminde hekim ve hemşirelerin pandemiye ilişkin doğru kaynaklardan düzenli olarak bilgilendirilmelerinin sağlanması ve anksiyete düzeylerinin belirlenerek gerekli psikolojik desteğin verilmesi önemlidir.