Abstract

Aim

We investigated the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on social support and anxiety levels in healthcare professionals working in maternity services situated in Trabzon, Turkey.

Materials and Methods

Our study was designed retrospectively and observationally. Social support to the participants was measured using a scale called the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS). State anxiety scale (STAI TX-1) and trait anxiety scale (STAI TX-2) were used to determine the level of anxiety. All scales were measured before and during the pandemic. Independent t-test and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the data where p < 0.05 was considered significant.

Results

The participants’ demographic data (n = 96) included the mean age of doctors (n = 30), midwives (n = 34), and nurses (n = 32) which were 41.38 ± 4.16/38.58 ± 1.79/37.34 ± 2.19, respectively. Mean gravida was 1.69 ± 2.87/2.23 ± 0.12/2.31 ± 0.14, respectively. Mean BMI was 24.69 ± 2.87/26.04 ± 0.8/25.69 ± 1.98 in the same order (p > 0.05). The total mean values of the MSPSS, STAI TX-1, STAI TX-2 scales before and during the pandemic were found as 66.55 ± 6.63 − 55.25 ± 4.76, 36.71 ± 10.04 − 50.08 ± 11.65, 37.33 ± 8.09 − 53.32 ± 9.94, respectively. A significant difference was found for the mean of all scales amongst the groups (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant number of healthcare workers were deprived of social support and their anxiety levels increased.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对产科服务医护人员的心理社会影响

摘要

目标

我们调查了 COVID-19 爆发对土耳其特拉布宗产科服务的医疗保健专业人员的社会支持和焦虑水平的影响。

材料和方法

我们的研究采用回顾性和观察性设计。使用称为感知社会支持的多维量表（MSPSS）的量表测量对参与者的社会支持。状态焦虑量表（STAI TX-1）和特质焦虑量表（STAI TX-2）用于确定焦虑水平。所有量表都是在大流行之前和期间测量的。独立t检验和单因素方差分析用于分析数据，其中p  < 0.05 被认为是显着的。

结果

参与者的人口统计数据（n  = 96）包括医生（n  = 30）、助产士（n  = 34）和护士（n  = 32）的平均年龄，分别为 41.38 ± 4.16/38.58 ± 1.79/37.34 ± 2.19，分别。平均妊娠分别为 1.69 ± 2.87/2.23 ± 0.12/2.31 ± 0.14。平均 BMI 为 24.69 ± 2.87/26.04 ± 0.8/25.69 ± 1.98 ( p  > 0.05)。MSPSS、STAI TX-1、STAI TX-2 量表在大流行之前和期间的总平均值分别为 66.55 ± 6.63 - 55.25 ± 4.76、36.71 ± 10.04 - 50.08 ± 11.65、37.33 ± 8.09 - 53.32 ± 9.94，分别。各组间所有量表的平均值存在显着差异（p  < 0.05）。

结论

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，大量医护人员被剥夺了社会支持，他们的焦虑程度增加。