Covid-19 Phobia Among Pandemic Hospital Staff: A Cross-Sectional Design
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2023
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Purpose: To determine factors related to Covid-19 phobia in pandemic hospital staff during the pandemic. Methods: 361 staff were assessed between 2020-07-14 and 2020-10-15. A form consisting of 28 queries and the Covid-19 Phobia-Scale (C19P-S) were administered to determine sociodemographic; working and living conditions. Results: Participants’ mean age was 39.82±7.37, 69.8% were female, 14.4% were physicians, 41.6% were nurses, 8% were other health care staff, and 36% were other personnel. The C19P-S scores were higher among women, those whose monthly income is lower than their expense, those who live ≥4 people in household, those who have a chronic illness, those on whose working conditions pandemic has a large and extreme impact, the Y State Hospital staff, those who house in another place other than their home for quarantine, and in those who have patients with Covid-19 among family, relatives or neighbours. Conclusion: Re-planning the intense and high-risk working order, providing suitable conditions, and making plans for employees with limited work experience in outbreaks, and addressing the impact of the pandemic on the family and social lives of PH staff can reduce the negative psychological effects of the pandemic.