Anxiety and Depression in Intensive Care Unit Staff

Abstract

Amaç: Sağlık çalışanları arasında stres, anksiyete ve depresyon sık görülen sorunlardır. Yoğun bakım üniteleri (YBÜ) ağır hastalarla uğraşan birimler olarak sağlık kurumları içinde ayrıca stresli çalışma birimleridir. Bu çalışmada, YBÜ çalışanlarında anksiyete ve depresyon sıklığını ve etki eden risk faktörlerini araştırmak amaçlan-mıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler:Hastanemiz YBÜ çalışanları kesitsel çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Kişilerin demografik özellikleri yanı sıra tıbbi öyküleri ve sigara içme durumları kaydedildi. Fagerstrom Nikotin Bağımlılık Testi ve Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Skalası (HADS) uygulandı. HADS skoruna göre "sınırda anormal" ve "anormal" olarak değerlendirilen kişiler (skor ≥8) birlikte vaka grubu olarak ele alındı. ÖzObjective: Stress, anxiety, and depression are common problems among health professionals. Among health units, working in intensive care units (ICUs) are particularly more stressful as they deal with critically ill patients. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression and the risk factors in an ICU staff. Material and Methods:The ICU staff at our hospital was included in this cross-sectional study. In addition to demographic features of participants, medical histories and smoking statuses were recorded. The Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were conducted. According to the HADS score, participants (score ≥8) rated as "borderline abnormal" and "abnormal" were together considered as a case group.Results: In the present study, 112 ICU staff including 84 nurses, 23 assistant personnel, and 5 doctors were included. Of the participants, 57.1% (n=64) had at least one of the symptoms of anxiety and depression and 26.8% (n=30) had both symptoms. Of the participants, 34.8% were smokers. Conclusion:Being an assistant personnel in the ICU and the presence of comorbid diseases were found to be the main risk factors in the development of anxiety/ depression. Ethics Committee Approval: Ethics committee approval was received for this study from the ethics committee of Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital. Informed Consent: A separate proclamation form was not taken because it was a survey study. Peer-review: Externally peer-reviewed. Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors. Financial Disclosure: The authors declared that this study has received no financial support.Yazar Katkıları: Fikir -D.E., R.E., B.E.; Tasarım -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Denetleme -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Kaynaklar -R.E.; Analiz ve/veya Yorum -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Literatür Taraması -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Yazıyı Yazan -R.E.; Eleştirel İnceleme -R.E.Author Contributions: Concept -D.E., R.E., B.E.; Design -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Supervision -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Resources -R.E.; Analysis and/or Interpretation -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Literature Search -R.E., D.E., B.E.; Writing Manuscript -R.E.; Critical Review -R.E. GirişAnksiyete ve depresyon kişilerin yaşam kalitesini etkileyen, işyerlerin-de üretim kayıplarına yol açan ...

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