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The prevalence of anxiety, insomnia and depression among pharmacy employees in the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemisinde eczanede çalışan personelin kaygı, uykusuzluk ve depresyon prevalansı

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58–65
Publication Date
2020-12-06
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Healthcare personnel should be considered in all planned psychosocial interventions.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of anxiety, insomnia and depression amongst pharmacy employees during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study was all pharmacy employees in the Erzincan city centre during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Conclusion & Impact:Healthcare personnel should be considered in all planned psychosocial interventions.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Eczane çalışanları · kaygı · depresyon

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to detect the prevalence of anxiety, insomnia and depression amongst pharmacy employees during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: The population of this cross-sectional study was all pharmacy employees in the Erzincan city centre during the COVID-19 outbreak. In our study, a questionnaire including demographic information, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Test, the Insomnia Severity Index and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were applied to all participants. Results: The study recruited 126 participants, of which 45.2% were pharmacists and 54.8% were other pharmacy employees. An important part of our study group had anxiety (49.1%), depression (45.2%) and insomnia (52.4%) problems. Anxiety, depression and insomnia scores were significantly higher in those with a mental health problem, fear of being infected, increased workload, and those who saw the probability of encountering the patient. In our study group, there was no statistically significant difference in terms of anxiety, depression and insomnia compared to those who were not pharmacists. Conclusions: In our study, it was observed that pharmacy employees have developed moderate anxiety, depression and insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact that pharmacy employees have close scale scores to other healthcare workers reported in the literature indicates that there is an increased risk in this group, even if they do not work in the hospital. Healthcare personnel should be considered in all planned psychosocial interventions.

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Amaç: Sağlık hizmet sunumunda önemli bir yere sahip eczane çalışanlarının COVID-19 salgınında kaygı, uykusuzluk ve depresyon durumlarını tespit etmek amacıyla çalışma planlanmıştır. Yöntem: Bu çalışma COVID-19 salgını sırasında il merkezinde bulunan tüm eczane çalışanlarına uygulanan kesitsel nitelikli anket çalışmasıdır. Bu çalışmada tüm katılımcılara demografik bilgiler içeren anket formu Yaygın Anksiyete Bozukluğu-7 (YAB-7) Testi, uykusuzluk şiddet indeksi ve Hasta Sağlık Anketi – 9 (PHQ - 9) uygulandı. Bulgular: Çalışmada 126 eczane çalışanı katılmış olup bunların %45.2’si eczacılardan, %54.8’i diğer çalışanlardan oluşmuştur. Çalışma grubunun önemli bir kısmında anksiyete (%49.1), depresyon (%45.2) ve uykusuzluk (%52.4) problemleri vardı. Daha önce ruhsal hastalık geçirme öyküsü, enfekte olma korkusu, iş yükü artışı olanlarda ve hastayla karşılaşma ihtimalini yüksek görenlerde anksiyete, depresyon ve uykusuzluk puanları anlamlı olarak daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Araştırma grubumuzda eczacı olanlarda olmayanlara göre anksiyete, depresyon ve uykusuzluk durumları açısından istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır. Sonuç: Çalışmada COVID-19 pandemi sırasında eczane çalışanlarında orta düzeyde anksiyete, depresyon ve uykusuzluk durumu geliştiği görülmüştür. Eczane çalışanlarının literatürde bildirilen sağlık çalışanlarına yakın düzeyde ölçek puanlarına sahip olması, hastanede çalışmasa da bu grupta da risk artışı olduğunu göstermektedir. Planlanan tüm psikososyal girişimlerde hastane dışında çalışan ve sağlık hizmeti veren eczane personelide göz önüne alınmalıdır.

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SALCAN, S., SARIKAYA, B. (2020). The prevalence of anxiety, insomnia and depression among pharmacy employees in the COVID-19 pandemic. Turkish Journal of Public Health, Cilt: 18 Sayı: COVID-19 Special, 58–65. https://ajindex.com/articles/944267

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