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“I'm a hero, but…”: An evaluation of depression, anxiety, and stress levels of frontline healthcare professionals during COVID‐19 pandemic in Turkey
Author(s) -
Alan Handan,
Eskin Bacaksiz Feride,
Tiryaki Sen Hanife,
Taskiran Eskici Gulcan,
Gumus Emel,
Harmanci Seren Arzu K.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12666
Subject(s) - anxiety , covid-19 , pandemic , depression (economics) , coping (psychology) , health professionals , psychology , clinical psychology , health care , mental health , scale (ratio) , perception , stress (linguistics) , psychiatry , medicine , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , macroeconomics , economic growth , outbreak , quantum mechanics , physics , economics , philosophy , linguistics , neuroscience
Abstract Purpose It was aimed to evaluate depression, anxiety, stress symptoms of health professionals during the COVID‐19 pandemic and to reveal the risk factors. Design and Methods Four hundred and sixteen professionals participated in this study. Data were collected online by Depression–Anxiety–Stress Scale. Findings A statistically significant, positive relationship was determined between professionals' perceptions of COVID‐19 risk and scale scores. Practice Implications The professionals involved in the struggle against the COVID‐19 have high levels of depression, anxiety, stress. It is recommended to revise the content to enable individuals to increase skills in coping with similar situations and to take measures to protect their health.