Aim: During the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care workers’ workload and stress response with high transmission risk increased. As a result of poor coping skills with increasing stress, psychiatric problems such as anxiety and depression may occur. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the anxiety, depression, and death anxiety parameters and related demographic data of intensive care workers struggling in the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: The data were collected by applying scales including socio-demographic information, state-trait anxiety scale (STAI), Beck depression scale, and death anxiety scale to intensive care workers of the pandemic hospital in Erzurum province with an online questionnaire. Results: A total of 70 participants answered the scale questions with the online questionnaire. Participants’ state and trait anxiety scores were above 42, and the frequency of intensive care workers with high anxiety levels was 78.5% and 45.7%, respectively. 54.2% of the participants had moderate and above death anxiety, and 57.1% had a Beck depression inventory score above 10. State-trait anxiety and death anxiety were significantly higher in females than males. Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings of our study revealed that intensive care workers working in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of severe-fatal diseases showed symptoms of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic period, being young and female were risk factors for state-trait anxiety, death anxiety, and depression. Keywords: COVID-19, intensive care workers, anxiety, depression
Background and purpose – In our study, we aimed to evaluate inflammation by measuring serum Adenosine deaminase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV levels of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and to determine its relationship with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Methods – 37 children aged 2-12 years with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and 27 children aged 2-12 years without any psychiatric disease were included in the study. Psychiatric examination and clinical evaluation according to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder were performed on the children included in the study. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale was filled in by the researcher by interviewing the parents of the children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. 5 ml of venous blood samples were taken from the children in both groups in the morning on a full stomach. Results – There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of age, gender, and sociodemographic data. While serum adenosine deaminase levels were found to be statistically significantly higher in the group with autism spectrum disorder, serum dipeptidyl peptidase IV levels were found to be significantly lower. A positive correlation was found between dipeptidyl peptidase IV and Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Conclusion – We think that inflammation may play a role in the etiology of autism spectrum disorder due to altered adenosine deaminase and dipeptidyl peptidase IV levels in children with autism spectrum disorder.
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