Psychosocial outcomes of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in maternity services
Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, cilt.43, sa.3, ss.327-333, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/0167482x.2021.1940944
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.327-333
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Anxiety, COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare worker, psychosocial outcomes, social support
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim: We investigated the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on social support and anxiety levels in healthcare professionals working in maternity services situated in Trabzon, Turkey. Materials and Methods: Our study was designed retrospectively and observationally. Social support to the participants was measured using a scale called the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS). State anxiety scale (STAI TX-1) and trait anxiety scale (STAI TX-2) were used to determine the level of anxiety. All scales were measured before and during the pandemic. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data where p < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The participants’ demographic data (n = 96) included the mean age of doctors (n = 30), midwives (n = 34), and nurses (n = 32) which were 41.38 ± 4.16/38.58 ± 1.79/37.34 ± 2.19, respectively. Mean gravida was 1.69 ± 2.87/2.23 ± 0.12/2.31 ± 0.14, respectively. Mean BMI was 24.69 ± 2.87/26.04 ± 0.8/25.69 ± 1.98 in the same order (p > 0.05). The total mean values of the MSPSS, STAI TX-1, STAI TX-2 scales before and during the pandemic were found as 66.55 ± 6.63 − 55.25 ± 4.76, 36.71 ± 10.04 − 50.08 ± 11.65, 37.33 ± 8.09 − 53.32 ± 9.94, respectively. A significant difference was found for the mean of all scales amongst the groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of healthcare workers were deprived of social support and their anxiety levels increased.