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Examining the Disease-Related Information of Individuals Who Applied to the Emergency Service with Suspicious COVID-19: Example of a Pandemic Hospital in the South of Turkey

Acil Servise COVİD-19 Şüphesi ile Başvuran Bireylerin Hastalığa İlişkin Bilgilerinin İncelenmesi: Türkiye’nin Güneyi’nde Bir Pandemi Hastanesi Örneği

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488–500
Publication Date
2021-09-30
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Despite the lack of information on COVID-19, it can be said that they are partially paying attention to protection from potential dangers.Conclusion: In order to control the spread of the disease, the awareness of the individuals should be increased, it should be ensured that they take individual precautions for protection from the disease in a correct and effective way, and education and information activities should be increased.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This research was carried out to determine the knowledge level of individuals who apply to the emergency department with the suspicion of COVID-19 about this disease.Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was held in a Research and Application Hospital, located in the southern region of Turkey between May-August 2020. 259 individuals who applied to the emergency department with suspected COVID-19 were included in the study.
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Key Findings & Data:The data were collected with the "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Form" prepared in line with the literature.
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Conclusion & Impact:Despite the lack of information on COVID-19, it can be said that they are partially paying attention to protection from potential dangers.Conclusion: In order to control the spread of the disease, the awareness of the individuals should be increased, it should be ensured that they take individual precautions for protection from the disease in a correct and effective way, and education and information activities should be increased.
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📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:COVID-19 Pandemisi · Koronavirüs · Acil Servis

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Objective: This research was carried out to determine the knowledge level of individuals who apply to the emergency department with the suspicion of COVID-19 about this disease.Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was held in a Research and Application Hospital, located in the southern region of Turkey between May-August 2020. 259 individuals who applied to the emergency department with suspected COVID-19 were included in the study. The data were collected with the "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information Form" prepared in line with the literature. The SPSS 26.0 package program was used in the analysis of the data and the percentage distribution, mean and standard deviation values were used in descriptive statistics.Results: The majority of the participants are male (64.1%), married (54.8%), graduate and post graduate (40.2%), living in the district (55.2%), and their income is less than their expenses (48.6%). It was stated that the most common symptoms of the participants presenting to the emergency service were fatigue (75.3%), cough (51.4%), sore throat (49%), and shortness of breath (17%). It was determined that the vast majority of the participants correctly defined the ways of COVID-19 transmission, their knowledge on disease prevention methods was at a good level, but they had a lack of knowledge on some applications. Despite the lack of information on COVID-19, it can be said that they are partially paying attention to protection from potential dangers.Conclusion: In order to control the spread of the disease, the awareness of the individuals should be increased, it should be ensured that they take individual precautions for protection from the disease in a correct and effective way, and education and information activities should be increased.

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Amaç: Bu araştırma acil servise COVID-19 şüphesi ile başvuran bireylerin bu hastalığa yönelik bilgilerinin incelenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir.Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte gerçekleştirilen bu araştırma; Mayıs-Ağustos 2020 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin güney bölgesinde yer alan bir Araştırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi’nde yapılmıştır. Araştırmaya acil servise COVID-19 şüphesiyle başvuran 259 birey dahil edilmiş olup; veriler literatür doğrultusunda hazırlanan “Koronavirüs (COVID-19) Bilgi Formu” ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 26.0 paket programından yararlanılmış ve tanımlayıcı istatistiklerde yüzde dağılımı, ortalama ve standart sapma değerleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Katılımcıların %64.1’i erkek, %54.8’i evli, %40.2’si lisans ve lisansüstü eğitim düzeyinde, %55.2’si ilçeden yaşamakta ve %48.6’sının geliri giderinden azdır. Katılımcıların acil servise en sık başvuru belirtileri %75.3 ile halsizlik, %51.4 ile öksürük, %49 ile boğaz ağrısı ve %17 ile nefes darlığı olduğu ifade edilmiştir. Katılımcıların büyük çoğunluğunun COVID-19 bulaşma yollarını doğru tanımladığı, hastalıktan korunma yöntemlerine ilişkin bilgilerinin iyi düzeyde olduğu ancak bazı uygulamalar konusunda bilgi eksikliklerinin olduğu belirlenmiştir. COVID-19 ile ilgili bilgi eksikliklerine rağmen, potansiyel tehlikelerden korunmaya kısmen dikkat ettikleri söylenebilir.Sonuç: Hastalığın yayılımını kontrol altına alabilmek için bireylerin farkındalığının arttırılarak hastalıktan korunmaya yönelik bireysel önlemleri doğru ve etkili bir şekilde almaları sağlanmalı ve buna yönelik eğitim ve bilgilendirme faaliyetleri arttırılmalıdır.

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PARA, E., USLU, Y., ALTINBAŞ, Y. (2021). Examining the Disease-Related Information of Individuals Who Applied to the Emergency Service with Suspicious COVID-19: Example of a Pandemic Hospital in the South of Turkey. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3, 488–500. https://ajindex.com/articles/728410

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