Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Psychosomatic Symptoms, and Sleep Quality in Health Care Workers in Turkey During the COVID-19 Outbreak: Data From a Large Tertiary Care Hospital

The aim of this study was to examine psychosomatic symptoms, sleep quality, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of health care workers actively fighting against Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). Six hundred seventy-six health care workers were included in the study. The Depression An...

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Published inPsychiatric annals Vol. 52; no. 10; pp. 427 - 441
Main Authors Gündo?mu?, ?brahim, Ünsal, Cansu, Filiz, Mine, Bolu, Abdullah, Öksüz, Esra, Ayaz, Tunahan, Ayd?n, Mikail Burak, Do?an, Deniz, Yonca, Hasan, Sava?ç?, Ümit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare Slack, Inc 01.10.2022
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Care and treatment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diagnosis
Epidemics
Health aspects
Medical personnel
Post traumatic stress disorder
Psychological aspects
Psychophysiologic disorders
Sleep disorders
Sociodemographics
United States
United States
Turkey
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Summary:The aim of this study was to examine psychosomatic symptoms, sleep quality, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms of health care workers actively fighting against Coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). Six hundred seventy-six health care workers were included in the study. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) were applied to the participants. Of the participants, 55.4% were female health care workers. PTSD symptoms were observed in 24.3% of the participants and 42.55% had sleep disorder symptoms. The anxiety, depression, and stress, PHQ-15, and PSQI were determined to be the predictors for potential PTSD. Gender, job title, depression, PHQ-15, and IES-R were determined to be significant predictors for a sleep disorder. Gender, anxiety, IES-R, and PSQI were found to be significant predictors for psychosomatic symptoms. Determining which individuals are likely to be more affected in terms of psychosomatic symptoms, potential PTSD, and sleep disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic and detecting possible risk factors are of great importance. [Psychiatr Ann. 2022;52(10):427–441.]
ISSN:0048-5713
1938-2456
DOI:10.3928/00485713-20220928-01