Evaluation of the effects of pandemic-related fears on anxiety and depression: the mediating roles of traumatic stress and loneliness

Autor: Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe, Fethiye Akgül, Sercan Bulut Çelİk
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Psychology, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-7283
DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01880-w
Popis: Abstract Background The detrimental mental health effects which emerged from COVID-19 have profoundly affected healthcare workers (HCWs) worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of traumatic stress and loneliness on the fears of contracting and dying from COVID-19, and anxiety and depression of HCWs during the pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional online survey was completed by HCWs in a province of Turkey. The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Impact of Events Scale-Revised and numerical rating scales (for fears of COVID-19 and loneliness) were used and a bootstrap approach was used in the analyses with SPSS PROCESS macro software. Results Of the HCWs evaluated, 150 (34.4%) were doctors, with a mean duration of work experience of 10.6 ± 7.5 years. The results indicated that fear of contracting COVID-19 was directly related to anxiety (β = 0.244, p
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