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Eczacılar, 2019 Koronavirüs Hastalığı (COVID-19) pandemisi döneminde sağlık hizmetlerinin ön saflarında çalışmaktadır. Bu süreçte hastalarla birebir temas halinde olmaları ve çalışma şartlarındaki değişiklikler ruhsal iyilik hallerini etkileyebilir ve anksiyeteye sebep olabilir. Alanyazında COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde, diğer sağlık çalışanlarının ruhsal iyilik halleri ve anksiyete düzeylerine ilişkin araştırmalar mevcut iken araştırmalar eczacıların deneyimini anlamak için yetersizdir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde İstanbul’da görev yapmakta olan eczacıların anksiyete düzeyini ve onu etkileyebilecek faktörleri tespit etmektir. Araştırmanın evreni İstanbul’daki eczanelerde görev yapan serbest eczacılardır. Kesitsel türdeki bu araştırmada basit rastgele örnekleme yöntemi ile 348 eczane seçilmiştir. Seçilen eczanelere telefon ile ulaşılıp; sosyo- demografik bilgiler, çalışma bilgileri ve COVID-19’a özgü endişeler hakkında sorular ile Beck Anksiyete Ölçeği maddeleri yöneltilmiştir. Örnek gruptaki eczacıların %68,7’ine (n=239) ulaşılmıştır. Pande- minin 6. ayı itibariyle İstanbul’daki eczacıların anksiyete ölçeği puanı ortalamasının 9,4±10,6 olduğu ve %54,8’inin (n=134) “minimal düzeyde anksiyete” sahibi olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bununla beraber COVID-19’a özgü bazı endişelerinin (hastalığa yakalanma ve çevresine bulaştırma) çok ve aşırı çok hissedildiği ve bu endişelerin genel anksiyete puanını istatistiksel olarak önemli düzeylerde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonuç, eczacıların psikolojik olarak pandemiyle başa çıkabildiklerini göstermesi itibariyle halk sağlığı açısından ümit verici olarak yorumlanabilir.
Pharmacists are working on the front lines of health care during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic period. In this process, contact with patients and changes in working conditions can affect their mental well-being and cause anxiety. During the COVID-19 pandemic process in the area, research on the mental well-being and anxiety levels of other health workers is present while research is insufficient to understand the experience of pharmacists. The aim of this study is to identify the level of anxiety of pharmacists who are working in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic process and the factors that may affect it. The universe of the research is the free pharmacists who work in the pharmacies in Istanbul. In this study, 348 pharmacies were selected with a simple random sampling method. The selected pharmacies were reached by telephone and with questions about social-demographic information, work information and COVID-19-specific concerns, Beck's Anxiety Scale materials were directed. The sample group reached 68.7% (n=239) of pharmacists. As of the 6th month of Pande-minin, the average anxiety scale score of the pharmacists in Istanbul is 9.4±10.6 and 54.8 percent (n=134) have "minimal anxiety level". However, some COVID-19-specific concerns (the infection and the transmission to the surrounding area) were much and excessively felt, and these concerns affected the overall anxiety score at statistically significant levels. This outcome can be interpreted as hopeful in terms of public health, as it shows that pharmacists are able to cope with the psychological pandemic.
Community pharmacists have been on the frontlines during the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Although the mental health and anxiety levels of many other health workers are studied in this period, literature is very limited to understand the experience of pharmacists. This study aims to define the anxiety level of community pharmacists in Istanbul during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify possible influencing factors. The population of the study is community pharmacists from pharmacies in Istanbul. In this cross-sectional study, 348 pharmacies are selected by simple random sampling. Participants are approached via telephone and inquired with questions about sociodemographic information, work conditions, COVID-19 specific concerns, and the Beck Anxiety Inven- tory. 239 (68.7%) pharmacists responded. This study identifies that, by the 6th month of the pandemic, the mean anxiety score of the pharmacists in Istanbul is 9.4±10.6, and 54.8% (n=134) of the participants is experiencing “minimal” anxiety. However, they have some COVID-19 specific concerns (becoming infected and transmitting the disease to family or environment) at high and extreme levels. Those concerns significantly increase the anxiety score. The findings of this study are promising for public health, as they show that community pharmacists could cope with the psychological effects of the pandemic.
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Uluslararası
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