Covid-19 phobia in prehospital emergency medical services workers in Turkey.
Niger J Clin Pract
; 25(8): 1239-1246, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1994309
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-2019) outbreak has its social, economic, and political effects on wider society, as well as physical and mental health effects on individuals. The psychological and social impacts are more apparent and common on emergency health care workers who have close contact with patients.Aim:
Our study aims to investigate coronaphobia in emergency health care workers. Subjects andMethods:
A cross-sectional study was carried out in July 2020 with 253 people working under the Bingöl 112 Provincial Ambulance Service Chief of Staff. The data of the study were collected using a questionnaire including sociodemographic characteristics, working conditions, pandemic process, and the Coronavirus-19 Phobia Scale. P < .05 was considered statistically significant.Results:
The mean total score of COVID-19 phobia in 112 employees was 58.03 ± 18.78. The sub-dimension scores are psychological 21.92 ± 6.19, somatic 10.83 ± 5.68, social 15.98 ± 5.60, and economic 9.28 ± 4.18. Psychological and social sub-dimension scores and total COVID-19 phobia score of women, the somatic sub-dimension score of married people, all sub-dimension scores, and total COVID-19 phobia score of those who had contact with COVID-19-positive patients were found to be significantly higher (P < .05).Conclusions:
Close contact with patients, working conditions, and the heavy schedule of nightshifts increase psychological and social fear in emergency health care workers. It is important to provide psychosocial support to emergency health care workers during the pandemic period.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Phobic Disorders
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Emergency Medical Technicians
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger J Clin Pract
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Njcp.njcp_2035_21
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