Abstract:

This research was conducted to measure how healthcare professionals perceive the additional payment incentives provided by the Ministry of Health to healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, quantitative method was used. In order to collect data, online questionnaire form prepared by the researchers was applied to the hospital staff. The questionnaire consists of 20 questions in total, excluding demographic questions. A chi-square analysis was conducted between the gender, age and marital status of those included in the study and their thoughts about Covid-19 additional payment. Ministry of Health permission and other ethical approvals were obtained within the scope of the Covid- 19 study.
As a result of the study, a significant relationship was found between Covid-19 additional payment to increase individual performance and gender (p <0.05 X2 = 11.423). According to the performance of the work in the fight against Covid-19, a significant relationship was found between the payment status below expectations and age (p <0.05 X2 = 19.588). A significant correlation was found between marital status and additional payment below expectations based on the performance of work in the fight against Covid-19 (p <0.05 X2 = 10.222). It has been observed that female employees are more cautious about Covid-19 additional payments than men. It was seen that the expectation of additional payment increased as the age decreased. In terms of marital status; It has been observed that the expectations of single employees from Covid-19 additional payments are higher than that of married employees.

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