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COVID-19, a RNA virus from the coronavirus family, was first detected in December 2019. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization. In this study, we aimed at detecting psychological changes seen during the pandemic period in emergency workers. Tools and Methods: The work included 120 emergency service staff (the emergency group) and 70 volunteers (the control group) from outside the hospital. Participants were applied Beck Depression Scale (BDÖ), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAÖ), Beck Disappointment Scale (BUÖ) and Post-Trauma Stress Symptoms Sub Scale. It also applied the Temps-A Mizaç scale to the facts group. Results: According to sociodemographic data, there was no significant difference between the patient group and the control group, except in education levels, between age, gender, working status and civil status. Compared to groups, statistically significant differences were found in terms of BDÖ (p=0,000), BAÖ (p=0,005), BUÖ (p=0,021) and TSSÖ (p=0,000). According to the incident group's mizach profile, 8 people were depressed, 4 people were cyclotymic, 2 people were anxiety and no one was hypertimic. Result: We found that emergency staff were psychically affected during the COVID-19 period. We believe that compulsory and regular mental tracking programs for health workers will reduce the negative impact of planning and improve their work performance. Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Pandemic; Despair ABSTRACT Objective: COVID-19 is a RNA virus from the coronavirus family and was first detected in December 2019. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 30 January 2020. In this study, we aimed to detect psychological changes in emergency department (ED) personnel during the pandemic period. Material and Methods: The study included 120 ED personnel (case group) and 70 volunteers from outside the hospital (control group). The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHI) and Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Subscale (PSSS) were applied to the participants. In addition, the TEMPS-A temperament scale was applied to the case group. Results: According to socio-demographic data, there was no significant difference between the case group and the control group, except for education levels, between age, gender, employment and marital status. When the groups were compared, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference in terms of BDI (p=0.000), BAI (p=0.005), BHI (p=0.021) and PSSS (p=0.000). According to the temperament profile of the case group, 8 people had depressive temperament, 4 people had cyclothymic temperament, 2 people had anxious temperament and there was no individual with hypertimic temperament. Conclusion: We found that ED persons were psychologically affected in the period of COVID-19. We think that planning mandatory and regular mental follow-up programs for healthcare workers will reduce the negative impact on individuals and increase their job performance Keywords: Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Pandemic; Hopelessness;

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