The burnout and loneliness levels of housewives in home-quarantine during Covid-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to determine burnout and loneliness levels of housewives during home- quarantine process caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. 111 housewives were included in the study using the online survey method. Personal Information Form, Housewives Burnout Scale (CUBAC) and UCLA Loneliness Scale (U-LS) were used to collect data. The average age of housewives was 38.75 +/- 9.98, the mean score ECUBAC was 60.14 +/- 17.97 and the mean score U-LS was 44.84 +/- 8.78. The results show that relations with husband and children, education levels, time of marriage, the number of children and responsibility level of house-works affect the level burn-out and loneliness levels of housewives (p < 0.05). During the quarantine process caused by the epidemic, the intensity of housework has increased, as all family members were at home and the care and nutritional needs of the individuals changed due to the epidemic. However, despite this increase, the fact that only housewives were responsible for housework, just like before the quarantine, caused them to feel high levels of burnout and loneliness. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved) (Turkish) Calisma, COVID-19 salgini nedeniyle olusan karantina surecinde ev hanimlarinin tukenmislik ve yalnizlik duzeylerinin belirlenmesi amaciyla yapilmistir. Calismaya 111 ev hanimi, online anket yontemi ile, dahil edilmistir. Verilerin toplanmasinda Kisisel Bilgi Formu, Ev Hanimlarinda Tukenmislik Olcegi (EHTO) ve UCLA Yalnizlik Olcegi (YO) kullanilmistir. Calisma sonucunda, ev hanimlarinin yas ortalamasi 38.75+/-9.98, EHTO puan ortalamasi 60.14+/-17.97 ve YO puan ortalamasi 44.84+/-8.78 olarak tespit edilmistir. Kadinlarin es ve cocuklariyla olan iliskileri, egitim duzeyleri, evlilik sureleri, cocuk sayilari ve evdeki islerden sorumluluk duzeyleri ile yalnizlik ve tukenmislik duzeyleri arasinda iliski tespit edilmistir (p < 0.05). Salgin nedeniyle olusan karantina surecinde, tum aile bireylerinin evde olmasi ve salgin ile iliskili olarak bireylerin bakim ve beslenme ihtiyaclarinin degismesi ev ici islerinin yogunlugunu artmistir. Ancak bu artisa ragmen, tipki karantina oncesinde oldugu gibi ev islerinden sadece ev hanimlarinin sorumlu olmasi, onlarin yuksek duzeyde tukenmislik ve yalnizlik hissetmelerine neden olmustur. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)