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  • Depression, anxiety, stress...
    Elbay, Rümeysa Yeni; Kurtulmuş, Ayşe; Arpacıoğlu, Selim; Karadere, Emrah

    Psychiatry research, 08/2020, Letnik: 290
    Journal Article

    •Physicians may be psycologically affected in the battle against the Covid19 pandemics•The mental wellbeing of healthcare workers need to be taken into consideration•Women, young and less experienced people are in the high-risk group•The excessive workload and inadequate logistic support may increase the perception of risk To investigate anxiety, stress, and depression levels of physicians during the Covid-19 outbreak and explored associated factors in both clinical and general site. An online survey is conducted to asses psychological responses of healthcare workers and related factors during Covid-19 outbreak. It is consisted of three subsections covering the following areas: 1) sociodemographic data 2) information on individuals` working condition 3) Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DAS-21). Of all 442 participants, 286 (64.7%) had symptoms of depression, 224 (51.6%) anxiety, and 182 (41.2%) stress. Being female, young, and single, having less work experience, working in frontline were associated with higher scores, whereas having a child was associated with lower scores in each subscale. Factors found to be associated with higher DAS-21 total scores in frontline workers were as follows: increased weekly working hours, increased number of Covid-19 patients cared for, lower level of support from peers and supervisors, lower logistic support, and lower feelings of competence during Covid-19 related tasks. Our findings highlight the factors which need to be taken into consideration to protect the mental wellbeing of doctors while fighting with a disaster that has major impacts on society worldwide.