Coronaphobia Level of Nurses Working in Pandemic Intensive Care and Related Factors

Aytül Coşar Ertem; Uğur Ertem

Article Details

Coronaphobia Level of Nurses Working in Pandemic Intensive Care and Related Factors

Authors:

Aytül Coşar Ertem | Uğur Ertem

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Halk Sağlığı | Rehabilitasyon | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi | Yoğun Bakım | Çevre Sağlığı

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.183-187

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298150

pISSN:

1300-414X

Keywords:

Abstract:

 The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19, which started in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spread rapidly all over the world, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Coronaphobia is a specific phobia caused by the new coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the level of coronaphobia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit and to compare the results with the nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit. In addition, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting the level of coronaphobia of nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit. A total of 34 nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit between June 2021 and October 2021 were included in the study. A total of 20 nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit were included in the study as the control group. Sociodemographic data of the patients were recorded. All participants in both groups completed the COVID-19 Phobia Scale C19P-S. The C19P-S psychological subscale score in the nurse group working in the pandemic intensive care unit was statistically significantly higher than the control group p0.05, while no significant difference was found in the other scale scores p0.05. In addition, there was no significant relationship between C19P-S total score and sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 transmission status in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit p0.05. Our study results show that nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit are more psychologically affected in this extraordinary pandemic situation. Early detection of coronaphobia and timely psychological support are very important.

 The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19, which started in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spread rapidly all over the world, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Coronaphobia is a specific phobia caused by the new coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the level of coronaphobia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit and to compare the results with the nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit. In addition, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting the level of coronaphobia of nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit. A total of 34 nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit between June 2021 and October 2021 were included in the study. A total of 20 nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit were included in the study as the control group. Sociodemographic data of the patients were recorded. All participants in both groups completed the COVID-19 Phobia Scale C19P-S. The C19P-S psychological subscale score in the nurse group working in the pandemic intensive care unit was statistically significantly higher than the control group p0.05, while no significant difference was found in the other scale scores p0.05. In addition, there was no significant relationship between C19P-S total score and sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 transmission status in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit p0.05. Our study results show that nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit are more psychologically affected in this extraordinary pandemic situation. Early detection of coronaphobia and timely psychological support are very important.

 The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19, which started in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spread rapidly all over the world, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Coronaphobia is a specific phobia caused by the new coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the level of coronaphobia caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit and to compare the results with the nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit. In addition, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting the level of coronaphobia of nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit. A total of 34 nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit between June 2021 and October 2021 were included in the study. A total of 20 nurses working in the non-pandemic intensive care unit were included in the study as the control group. Sociodemographic data of the patients were recorded. All participants in both groups completed the COVID-19 Phobia Scale C19P-S. The C19P-S psychological subscale score in the nurse group working in the pandemic intensive care unit was statistically significantly higher than the control group p0.05, while no significant difference was found in the other scale scores p0.05. In addition, there was no significant relationship between C19P-S total score and sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19 transmission status in nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit p0.05. Our study results show that nurses working in the pandemic intensive care unit are more psychologically affected in this extraordinary pandemic situation. Early detection of coronaphobia and timely psychological support are very important.

 2019da Çinin Wuhan kentinde başlayan ve hızla tüm dünyaya yayılan koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 COVİD-19, Dünya Sağlık Örgütü tarafından 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde küresel bir pandemi ilan edilmiştir. Koronafobi, COVİD-19 salgını sırasında yeni koronavirüsün neden olduğu spesifik bir fobidir. Bu çalışma, pandemi yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan hemşirelerde COVİD-19 pandemisinin neden olduğu koronafobi düzeyini değerlendirmek ve sonuçları pandemi dışı yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan hemşireler ile karşılaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Ayrıca pandemi yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan hemşirelerin koronafobi düzeyine etki eden faktörlerinde belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Haziran 2021-Ekim 2021 tarihleri arasında pandemi yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan toplam 34 hemşire çalışmaya dahil edildi. Kontrol grubu olarak pandemi dışı yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan toplam 20 hemşire çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların sosyodemografik verileri kaydedildi. Her iki gruptaki tüm katılımcılar COVİD-19 Fobi Ölçeğini C19P-S doldurdu. Pandemi yoğun bakımda çalışan hemşire grubunda C19P-S psikolojik alt ölçek puanı kontrol grubuna göre istatistiksel olarak anlamlı yüksekti p0,05, diğer ölçek puanlarında anlamlı fark bulunmadı p0,05. Ayrıca pandemi yoğun bakımda çalışan hemşirelerde C19P-S toplam puanı ile sosyodemografik özellikler ve COVİD-19 geçirme durumu arasında anlamlı ilişki bulunmadı p0,05. Çalışma sonuçlarımız, pandemi yoğun bakım ünitesinde çalışan hemşirelerin bu olağanüstü pandemi durumunda psikolojik olarak daha fazla etkilendiklerini göstermektedir. Koronafobinin erken tespiti ve zamanında psikolojik destek çok önemlidir.

Article Details

Coronaphobia Level of Nurses Working in Pandemic Intensive Care and Related Factors

Authors:

Aytül Coşar Ertem | Uğur Ertem

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Halk Sağlığı | Rehabilitasyon | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi | Yoğun Bakım | Çevre Sağlığı

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.183-187

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298150

pISSN:

1300-414X

Coronaphobia

Intensive care

Nurse

AnxietyKoronafobi

Yoğun bakım

Hemşire

Kaygı

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Aytül Coşar Ertem | Uğur Ertem

Publisher: Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics: Halk Sağlığı | Rehabilitasyon | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi | Yoğun Bakım | Çevre Sağlığı

Journal: Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.183-187

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001298150

pISSN: 1300-414X

Issues

Authors:

Aytül Coşar Ertem | Uğur Ertem

Publisher:

Bursa Uludağ University

Main Topics:

Halk Sağlığı | Rehabilitasyon | Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi | Yoğun Bakım | Çevre Sağlığı

Journal:

Uludağ Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.49 Issue 2, pp.183-187

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001298150

pISSN:

1300-414X