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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may affect the mental status of health care professionals. The purpose of our study is to evaluate the mental health effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on health care professionals in the pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).Our study was conducted prospectively between 01.04.20 and 10.04.20. The created questionnaire was applied to health care professionals through online platforms. Thus it was involved in 5 different institutions that participated from different regions of Turkey. With the questionnaire, we applied; the participants' age, gender, the general status of contamination and the level of COVID-19 knowledge were questioned. Besides; Beck Anxiety Scale, Acute Stress Scale (PCL-5), STAI-1 and STAI-2 (State and Trait Anxiety Inventory 1-2) scales were used to determine the anxiety levels.A survey of 210 participants, 86 (41%) doctors, 124 (59%) nurses, were included in our study. When we evaluate the Beck anxiety levels, the majority of the participants (44%) were normal, while about one third had mild anxiety. When we evaluated the acute stress scale, all participants had a certain amount of stress levels. The majority (80 people each (38%)) experienced mild and moderate acute stress. Being female and having chronic disease poses a high risk for anxiety (OR, 0.330; 95% CI, 0.087-1.250, p0.05 and OR, 0.246; 95% CI, 0.068-1.116, p0.05), preoccupation (OR, 0.603; 95% CI 0.261-1.395, p0.05 and OR, 0.433; 95% CI, 0.122-1.538, p0.05) and acute stress (OR, 0.294; 95% CI, 0.033-2.649, p0.05 and OR, 0.317; 95% CI 0.060-1.679, p0.05). Professional definition, marital status and having a child do not pose any risk factors.Our study has shown that the COVID-19 outbreak affects the mental status of health care professionals working at PICU at various levels. |
