Background This study’s aim was to reveal the burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, and hopelessness levels of HCWs in the pandemic period. Methods The cross-sectional study was carried out with 1015 HCWs, between September 1 and October 1, 2021, in Turkey. Maslach Burnout Inventory, Beck Hopelessness Scale, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used. Results Of the HCWs, 56.7% had moderate/high emotional exhaustion (EE), 35.8% had moderate/high depersonalization (D), 58.0% had low personal accomplishment (PA), 34.9% had high depression, 31.9% had high anxiety, 15.4% had high stress, and 33.3% had moderate/severe hopelessness. Risk factors for EE were working in a public hospital, increased workload intensity, decreased income, and difficulty in procuring personal protective equipment (PPE). Risk factors for D were having a male gender, being under the age of 40, being a physician, working in a public hospital, and difficulty in procuring PPE. Risk factors for depression were being under the age of 40, having contact with COVID-19 patients, and decreased income. Risk factors for anxiety were having a female gender, being under the age of 40, working in a public hospital, having a chronic disease, having contact with COVID-19 patients, and having individuals at high risk for COVID-19 at home. Risk factors for hopelessness were having a female gender, being a physician, and increased income. Conclusion The negative effects of the pandemic, which has been going on for over a year and a half, on the mental health of HCWs were high.

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ABS TRACT Objective: Healthcare professionals (HP) play a role in vaccine acceptance as they influence people's decisions by sharing their personal experiences. The study was aimed to determine the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccine literacy (VL) and vaccine hesitancy (VH) level among HP in Türkiye, their relationship and influencing factors. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional online study was applied to 1,111 HP between 15.02.2022-15.03.2022. The sociodemographic data form, COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy Scale (CVLS), and Vaccine Hesitancy Scale-long form (VHS) were used. Sociodemographic characteristics, questions about COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines were considered as independent variables, while VL and VH were considered as dependent variables. Results: Of the participants, 33.8% (n=376) were physicians, 25.2% (n=280) were nurses/midwives and 41.0% (n=455) were other HP.The CVLS functional mean score of HP was 2.6±0.7 and the interactivecritical mean score was 3.0±0.6. The VHS mean score was 44.6±16.3. Being a physician (p<0.001 for functional, p=0.002 for interactive-critical) and thinking that the origin of the coronavirus is a natural source from animals (p=0.029 for functional, p<0.001 for interactive-critical) were the factors that increased VL. Being a physician (p<0.001) and having high CVLS mean scores (p<0.001 for functional and interactive-critical) were the factors that decreased the VH. There was a weak negative correlation between VL and VH levels (r=-0.223 for functional, r=-0.323 for interactive-critical) (p<0.001). Conclusion: Considering that high VL level decreased VH level, it is obvious that the knowledge level of HP about COVID-19 vaccines should be increased.

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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the results of the newborn metabolic and endocrine disease screening program, which was carried out in the province of Sivas between 2011-2021. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, gender, birth weight, date of birth and sampling date of 84044 newborns whose heel blood was taken between 2011-2021 within the scope of Neonatal Screening Program in Sivas were reached via Neonatal Screening Program Web Application. The number and rates of newborns diagnosed with phenylketonuria, congenital hypothyroidism, biotinidase deficiency, cystic fibrosis and congenital adrenal hyperplasia by years were determined, and disease incidences were calculated. Results: The lowest and highest incidences of the screened diseases were 1:1011- 1:233 for congenital hypothyroidism, 1:8375- 1:657 for phenylketonuria, 1:6815- 1:1861 for biotinidase deficiency, 1:7902-1:3614 for cystic fibrosis, and 1:6815- 1:3222 for congenital adrenal hyperplasia respectively. The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism was higher than the incidence of other diseases screened for. The second disease with the highest incidence was phenylketonuria. There was no significant difference by gender for the five diseases screened. Birth weights of those diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism (p=0.002) and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (p=0.039) were lower. Conclusion: It was found that the incidences of congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria among the diseases screened were higher. Those diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism and congenital adrenal hyperplasia had lower birth weights. It may be recommended to explain to families the importance of screening in these diseases, which are preventable or treatable diseases with early diagnosis and intervention, and to include other similar diseases in the screening program.