Journals / Türk Kadın Sağlığı ve Neonatoloji Dergisi / 2026 / Volume: 4 Issue: 2

Evaluation of Parents’ Awareness and Anxiety Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process in Istanbul

İstanbul’da COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Ebeveynlerin Farkındalık ve Kaygı Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Rabia Merve Palalıoglu(University of Health Sciences Umraniye Training and Research Hospital)0000-0003-2717-7925
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2022-06-30
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Healthcare professionals should take the necessary precautions and support parents who are worried about their children in perceiving the seriousness of the situation and guiding them on how to behave.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Background: The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety, attitude, psychological approach and awareness levels of parents during the COVID-19 epidemic, which is a very important and urgent public health problem, and to contribute to preventive public health studies.
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Key Findings & Data:Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 516 parents aged between 22 and 57 years, with a questionnaire applied in the pediatric outpatient clinics and pediatric emergency services of a training and research hospital in Istanbul between 30 March and 30 May 2020.
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Conclusion & Impact:Healthcare professionals should take the necessary precautions and support parents who are worried about their children in perceiving the seriousness of the situation and guiding them on how to behave.
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⚙️Variables:anxiety · awareness · COVID-19

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Background: The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety, attitude, psychological approach and awareness levels of parents during the COVID-19 epidemic, which is a very important and urgent public health problem, and to contribute to preventive public health studies. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 516 parents aged between 22 and 57 years, with a questionnaire applied in the pediatric outpatient clinics and pediatric emergency services of a training and research hospital in Istanbul between 30 March and 30 May 2020. The questionnaire form was only delivered to the participants via the internet using the QR code method. Survey responses were collected online via Survey Monkey. Results: The rate of finding the measures taken by the Ministry of Health against the epidemic to be sufficient was found to be 44.2%. Among the things to be done in order to reduce the number of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in Turkey, there are measures taken by the ministry with the highest rate of 23.6%. It is seen that anxiety scores decrease as the education level increases (p=0.036; p<0.05). Anxiety scores of healthcare workers were lower than those of non-healthcare workers (p=0.016; p<0.05). As the number of people in the house increased, the anxiety scores were higher (p=0.034; p<0.05). Anxiety scores of those whose child’s vaccinations were complete were found to be higher than those whose child’s vaccinations were not complete (p=0.021; p<0.05). Anxiety scores of parents with blood disease and cancer risk were found to be statistically significantly lower than those without risk (p=0.034; p<0.05). A high level of awareness of COVID-19 was detected in 71.5% of parents. Moderate anxiety was found in 59.5%, and high-level COVID-19 anxiety in 38.6%. The rate of avoiding going out of the house due to COVID-19 concerns was 88.7%. Conclusion: The exact treatment and long-term effects of the epidemic are not yet known. The awareness of pandemics in the vast majority of the parents we included in the study universe is quite high. However, it is striking that anxiety scores were also found to be quite high. Maintaining the mental and physical health of parents and their relatively vulnerable children requires special effort. Healthcare professionals should take the necessary precautions and support parents who are worried about their children in perceiving the seriousness of the situation and guiding them on how to behave.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ebeveynlerin çok önemli ve acil bir halk sağlığı problemi olan COVID-19 salgın sürecinde hissettikleri kaygı, sergiledikleri tutum, psikolojik yaklaşım ve farkındalık düzeylerini belirlemek, koruyucu halk sağlığı çalışmalarına katkıda bulunmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma 30 Mart - 30 Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’daki bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinin çocuk hastalıkları poliklinikleri ve çocuk acil servislerinde uygulanan anketle yaşları 22 ile 57 arası değişen, 516 ebeveyn ile gerçekleştirildi. Anket formu yalnızca internet yoluyla QR kodu yöntemi kullanılarak katılımcılara iletildi. Survey Monkey aracılığıyla çevrimiçi olarak anket yanıtları toplandı. Bulgular: Sağlık Bakanlığının salgına karşı aldığı önlemleri yeterli bulma oranı %44,2 olarak bulunmuştur. COVID-19’a bağlı vaka ve ölüm sayılarının Türkiye’de azaltılabilmesi için yapılması gerekenler arasında en yüksek oranda %23,6 ile bakanlık tarafından alınan önlemler bulunmaktadır. Eğitim durumu yükseldikçe anksiyete puanlarının azaldığı görülmektedir (p=0,036; p<0,05). Sağlık çalışanı ebeveynlerin anksiyete puanı, sağlık çalışanı olmayanlardan düşük bulunmuştur (p=0,016; p<0,05). Evdeki kişi sayısı arttıkça anksiyete puanları yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,034; p<0,05). Çocuğunun aşıları tam olanların anksiyete puanları, çocuğunun aşıları tam olmayanlardan yüksek bulunmuştur (p=0,021; p<0,05). Kan hastalığı ve kanser riski taşıyan ebeveynlerin anksiyete puanları, riski taşımayanlardan istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde düşük saptanmıştır (p=0,034; p<0,05). Ebeveynlerin % 71,5’inde yüksek düzeyde COVID-19 farkındalığı tespit edilmiştir. %59,5’inde orta düzeyde anksiyete, % 38,6’sında yüksek düzeyde COVID-19 anksiyetesi tespit edilmiştir. COVID-19 endişesi nedeniyle evden dışarı çıkmaktan kaçınma oranı ise %88,7’dir bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Salgın tedavisi ve uzun vadeli etkileri henüz bilinememektedir. Çalışma evrenine dahil ettiğimiz ebeveynlerin büyük çoğunluğunda pandemi farkındalığı oldukça yüksek düzeydedir. Ancak, anksiyete puanlarının da oldukça yüksek saptanması dikkat çekicidir. Ebeveynler ve onların nispeten daha hassas durumdaki çocuklarının ruhsal ve fiziksel sağlığını korumak özel çaba gerektirmektedir. Sağlık çalışanları, gerekli önlemleri almalı, çocukları hakkında endişeler taşıyan anne babalara durumun ciddiyetini algılama ve nasıl davranacaklarına dair önderlik etme konusunda destek vermelidir.

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Palalıoglu, R. M., Erbıyık, H. İ. (2022). Evaluation of Parents’ Awareness and Anxiety Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process in Istanbul. Türk Kadın Sağlığı ve Neonatoloji Dergisi, Volume: 4 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.46969/EZH.1104458

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