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EXAMINATION OF NURSES’ COVID-19 PHOBIA AND THANATOPHOBIA LEVELS AS PER THE SERVICE UNIT TYPE

HEMŞİRELERİN COVİD 19 FOBİSİ VE ÖLÜM KORKUSU DÜZEYLERİNİN ÇALIŞILAN SERVİS TÜRÜ AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Döndü Şanlıtürk(Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Erbaa Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi)0000-0002-2055-759X
Çiğdem Erdoğan(PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0367-6981
Pages
225–237
Publication Date
2022-09-30
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The data of the study were collected by using Socio-demographic Information Form, COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S), and Thanatophobia Scale (TS) Results: It was found that the mean of nurses’ C19P-S scores was 63.6±23 points and the mean of their TS scores was 5.22±1.57 points.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aims: This study aims to compare the levels of thanatophobia and COVID-19 phobia experienced by the nurses working for adult and pediatric services.
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Key Findings & Data:Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses had to watch the deaths of countless patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:The data of the study were collected by using Socio-demographic Information Form, COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S), and Thanatophobia Scale (TS) Results: It was found that the mean of nurses’ C19P-S scores was 63.6±23 points and the mean of their TS scores was 5.22±1.57 points.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:COVID-19 · Hemşirelik · COVID-19 fobisi

Abstract

Aims: This study aims to compare the levels of thanatophobia and COVID-19 phobia experienced by the nurses working for adult and pediatric services. Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses had to watch the deaths of countless patients. COVID-19 phobia has developed in nurses, as a risky group that follows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from the front. All of these may have triggered nurses' fears of death. Method: In the study designed as a descriptive research, the data were collected online. A total of 476 nurses were included in the study. The data of the study were collected by using Socio-demographic Information Form, COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S), and Thanatophobia Scale (TS) Results: It was found that the mean of nurses’ C19P-S scores was 63.6±23 points and the mean of their TS scores was 5.22±1.57 points. It was identified that the nurses working for adult services obtained higher mean scores from the C19P-S and TS than those working for pediatric services. A positive correlation was found between the C19P-S sub-dimensions and TS. The higher the C19P-S score, the higher the nurses' fear of death scores (r=0.147, p=0.032). Conclusion: In conclusion, the nurses working at both adult and pediatric services had medium-level COVID-19 phobia and high-level thanatophobia. Awareness about the thanatophobia and COVID-19 phobia experienced by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic should be enhanced, and necessary measures should be taken.

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı yetişkin ve çocuk servislerinde çalışan hemşirelerin yaşadıkları ölüm korkusu ve covid 19 fobisi düzeylerinin karşılaştırılmasıdır. Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı tipte tasarlanan çalışmanın verileri online toplanmıştır. Toplam 476 hemşire çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Sosyodemografik Bilgi Formu, COVID-19 Fobi Ölçeği (K19P-S) ve Tanatofobi Ölçeği (TÖ) kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Hemşirelerin K19P-S puan ortalaması 63,6±23 puan, TÖ puan ortalamasının ise 5,22±1,57 puan olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yetişkin servislerinde çalışan hemşirelerin, pediatri servislerinde çalışan hemşirelere göre K19P-S ve TÖ puan ortalamalarının daha yüksek olduğu ve bu yüksekliğin istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir. K19P-S alt boyutları ve ölüm korkusu ölçeği arasında pozitif yönde bir ilişki olduğu bulunmuştur. K19P-S puanı yükseldikçe hemşirelerin ölüm korkusu ölçeği puanları artmaktadır (r=0.147, p=0.032). Sonuç: Sonuç olarak hem erişkin hem de pediatri servislerinde çalışan hemşirelerin orta düzeyde COVID-19 fobisi ve yüksek düzeyde tanatofobisi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Covid 19 pandemisi döneminde hemşirelerin yaşadıkları ölüm korkusu ve covid 19 fobisinin farkında olunması ve gerekli önlemlerin alınması gerekmektedir.

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Şanlıtürk, D., Erdoğan, Ç. (2022). EXAMINATION OF NURSES’ COVID-19 PHOBIA AND THANATOPHOBIA LEVELS AS PER THE SERVICE UNIT TYPE. TOGÜ Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 3, 225–237. https://ajindex.com/articles/1621645

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