This study intended to observe mental symptoms among physicians in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate the factors leading to such symptoms. The study participants were contacted via their smartphones between April 23 and 27, 2020, and invited to fill out an online questionnaire which included questions from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The mean age of the 406 physicians who participated in the study was 42.9 ± 10.1 years, and 53.4% were men (n: 217). During the pandemic, 66.7% had decreased working hours. Lack of COVID-related training, difficulty obtaining personal protective equipment (PPE), working in a COVID unit, and current psychiatric disease were found to be among the predictors of emotional burnout. Female gender, lack of COVID training, difficulty obtaining PPE, working in a COVID unit, and current psychiatric disease predicted desensitization. Facilitating continuous and comprehensive support mechanisms aimed at protecting physicians’ mental health is of great importance during epidemics.

本研究旨在观察 COVID-19 大流行期间土耳其医生的精神症状，并调查导致此类症状的因素。 2020 年 4 月 23 日至 27 日期间，通过智能手机联系了研究参与者，并邀请他们填写在线调查问卷，其中包括医院焦虑和抑郁量表 (HADS) 和马斯拉赫倦怠量表 (MBI) 的问题。参与该研究的 406 名医生的平均年龄为 42.9 ± 10.1 岁，其中 53.4% 为男性（ n ：217）。疫情期间，66.7%的人减少了工作时间。研究发现，缺乏与新冠病毒相关的培训、难以获得个人防护装备 (PPE)、在新冠病毒病房工作以及当前患有精神疾病是情绪倦怠的预测因素。女性、缺乏新冠病毒培训、难以获得个人防护装备、在新冠病毒病房工作以及当前的精神疾病预示着脱敏。在疫情期间，建立旨在保护医生心理健康的持续、全面的支持机制非常重要。