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Evaluation of Family Physicians' Concerns About Working Conditions, Transmission of the Disease and Transmission to Family Members in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aile Hekimlerinin COVID-19 Pandemisinde Çalışma Koşulları, Hastalığın Bulaşması ve Aile Üyelerine Bulaşma Konusunda Kaygılarının Değerlendirilmesi

Ozden Gokdemır(Izmir University of Economics / Faculty of Medicine)0000-0002-0542-5767
Ayla Açıkgöz(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7749-705X
Çetin Akın(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7935-9013
Bennur Koca(DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6484-5956
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2025-06-27
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Family physicians should get assistance not only for the health services they provide but also for their social rights.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Evaluation of Family Physicians' Concerns About Working Conditions, Transmission of the Disease and Transmission to Family Members in the COVID-19 Pandemic Abstract Objectives: Family physicians (FPs) are facing high levels of stress and emotional distress as a result of the recent COVID-19 epidemic.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: A total of 255 FPs participated in this cross-sectional study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Family physicians should get assistance not only for the health services they provide but also for their social rights.
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⚙️Variables:family physician · COVID-19 · work-life quality

Abstract

Evaluation of Family Physicians' Concerns About Working Conditions, Transmission of the Disease and Transmission to Family Members in the COVID-19 Pandemic Abstract Objectives: Family physicians (FPs) are facing high levels of stress and emotional distress as a result of the recent COVID-19 epidemic. They are also faced with the dilemma of "keep them alive or survive" due to the difficulty of handling the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the working conditions. Methods: A total of 255 FPs participated in this cross-sectional study. A 26-question Descriptive Data Form was used as data collection tool. Results: 92.9% said they were vaccinated against COVID-19. To avoid transmission, 22.7% of FPs were compelled to remain somewhere other than their homes, while 51.4% had to adjust their working orders. 54.1% worked at a pandemic hospital, while 78.8% cared for suspected COVID-19 cases. Anxiety levels escalate with the number of patients treated (p < 0.05). Anxiety levels about contracting the sickness and infecting the family rose with the difficulty of functioning in daily routine (p<0.05). Conclusion: Family physicians were more concerned about transferring the COVID-19 sickness to their family members than with themselves. There was a relationship between the difficulty of coping while providing services to COVID-19 patients and anxiety about disease transmission. Family physicians should get assistance not only for the health services they provide but also for their social rights.

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Özet Amaç: Aile hekimleri (AH), COVID-19 salgını nedeniyle yüksek düzeyde stres ve duygusal sıkıntı ile karşı karşıyadır. Pandemiyi yönetme zorluğu nedeniyle "onları hayatta tutmak ya da hayatta kalmak" ikilemiyle de karşı karşıya kalmaktadırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı, çalışma koşullarını değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Bu kesitsel çalışmaya toplam 255 AH katılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak 26 soruluk Tanımlayıcı Veri Formu kullanılmıştır. Bulgukar: Katılımcıların %92,9'u COVID-19'a karşı aşılandıklarını belirtmiştir. Bulaşmayı önlemek için AH'lerin %22,7'si evlerinden başka bir yerde kalmak zorunda kalmış, %51,4'ü ise çalışma düzenlerini ayarlamak zorunda kalmıştır. %54,1'i bir pandemi hastanesinde çalışmış, %78,8'i ise şüpheli COVID-19 vakalarına bakım sağlamıştır. Tedavi edilen hasta sayısı arttıkça anksiyete seviyeleri artmıştır (p < 0.05). Hastalığa yakalanma ve aileyi enfekte etme endişeleri, günlük rutinde işlev görme zorluğuyla birlikte artmıştır (p < 0.05). Sonuç: Aile hekimleri, COVID-19 hastalığını aile üyelerine bulaştırma konusunda kendilerinden daha fazla endişe duymuştur. COVID-19 hastalarına hizmet sunarken başa çıkma zorluğu ile hastalığın bulaşması konusundaki endişeler arasında bir ilişki vardır. Aile hekimlerine, sundukları sağlık hizmetleri için değil, aynı zamanda sosyal hakları için de destek sağlanmalıdır.

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Gokdemır, O., Açıkgöz, A., Akın, Ç., Koca, B. (2025). Evaluation of Family Physicians' Concerns About Working Conditions, Transmission of the Disease and Transmission to Family Members in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 12 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.34087/cbusbed.1537441

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