| dc.description.abstract | Background: This study’s aim was to reveal the burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, and hopelessness levels of HCWs in the
pandemic period.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out with 1015 HCWs, between September 1 and October 1, 2021, in Turkey.
Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used.
Results: Of the HCWs, 56.7% had moderate/high emotional exhaustion (EE), 35.8% had moderate/high depersonalization (D),
58.0% had low personal accomplishment (PA), 34.9% had high depression, 31.9% had high anxiety, 15.4% had high stress, and
33.3% had moderate/severe hopelessness. Risk factors for EE were working in a public hospital, increased workload intensity,
decreased income, and difficulty in procuring personal protective equipment (PPE). Risk factors for D were having a male
gender, being under the age of 40, being a physician, working in a public hospital, and difficulty in procuring PPE. Risk factors for
depression were being under the age of 40, having contact with COVID-19 patients, and decreased income. Risk factors for
anxiety were having a female gender, being under the age of 40, working in a public hospital, having a chronic disease, having
contact with COVID-19 patients, and having individuals at high risk for COVID-19 at home. Risk factors for hopelessness were
having a female gender, being a physician, and increased income.
Conclusion: The negative effects of the pandemic, which has been going on for over a year and a half, on the mental health of
HCWs were high. | tr |
