Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical doctors in Turkey
Social Behavior and Personality, cilt.49, sa.1, 2021 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.2224/sbp.9890
- Dergi Adı: Social Behavior and Personality
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Communication & Mass Media Index, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Index Islamicus, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, SportDiscus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, coronavirus, psychological impact, medical doctors, mental health, psychological pressure, physical symptoms
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
We explored the psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical doctors working in hospitals assigned to treat COVID-19 patients. An exploratory, descriptive, qualitative research design was applied with a group of 204 medical doctors working within 40 different hospitals across 15 provinces of Turkey. Results reveal that medical doctors experienced various psychological problems, such as personal stress, anxiety, fear, panic attacks, depressive tendencies, and sleep disturbances, during the pandemic period. To cope with the pandemic, the medical doctors exhibited behaviors such as religious prayer, using antidepressants, undertaking different hobbies, paying attention to social distancing and hygiene rules and guidelines, and having a balanced and healthy diet. Our findings demonstrate that COVID-19 increased medical doctors psychological pressure and associated physical symptoms.