ОЦЕНКА УРОВНЯ ТРЕВОЖНОСТИ У МЕДИЦИНСКИХ РАБОТНИКОВ ПРОТИВОТУБЕРКУЛЕЗНОЙ СЛУЖБЫ В ПЕРИОД ПАНДЕМИИ COVID-19

Abstract

Psychological problems associated with interpersonal relationships are relevant for medical workers and determined by many factors. One of the powerful risk factors for increased anxiety in health workers is the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of the study was to evaluate anxiety among TB specialists in the Kuzbass region during the COVID-19 pandemic. Material and methods. The study included 203 TB specialists. The study used the Spielberg-Khanin techniques – a questionnaire to identify the scale of situational and personal anxiety to evaluate anxiety depending on gender, work experience, nature of relationships in the team, place of work and position. Statistical processing included calculation of the median and interquarter range for numerical variables. For categorical variables we used Pearson's Chi-square with odds ratio calculation and 95% confidence intervals. Results. High personal and situational anxiety was registered among 34.9% of TB specialists. A low level of personal anxiety was found in 23.1%, while reactive anxiety - in 14.2% of people. The level of anxiety did not differ between physicians and medical nurses. A high level of personal anxiety was recorded among female medical workers. A low level of reactive anxiety was observed in hospital workers. A steady trend towards decreased levels of situational anxiety among medical workers with less than 25 years of work experience was also identified. Conclusion. Almost half of the employees of the TB service show high anxiety. High anxiety is more typical for females with less than 25 years of work experience, predominantly working in outpatient healthcare settings