Abstract
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of intense anxiety and hopelessness experienced by healthcare workers during the pandemic on their quality of life. This cross-sectional, online questionnaire-based study was conducted between August 31, 2020 and October 31, 2020, with 729 healthcare workers in Turkey. The study showed that hopelessness, the weekly working time, fatigue, and the workload of healthcare workers negatively affected their quality of life, those who found the pandemic measures inadequate had a lower quality of life and higher hopelessness levels, and those who needed knowledge on various issues to improve their skills had lower quality of life and higher levels of anxiety and hopelessness. Increasing the measures to make healthcare workers feel competent and ready during the COVID-19 pandemic and meet their information needs to improve their skills will reduce their anxiety and hopelessness and improve their quality of life. Identifying the factors affecting anxiety, hopelessness, and quality of life will help achieve sustainable success in the delivery of health services and promote employee health and safety.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic causes stress, fear, and anxiety in people,[1,2,3,4,5] and as healthcare professionals (HCWs), the largest risk group, learn about the number of cases and deaths all over the world think of the possibility that the same thing may happen to them and experience higher levels of anxiety.[6]
Protective measures should be taken for the health of healthcare workers against the adverse effects of the intense anxiety, hopelessness, and workload during the pandemic period
Taking protective measures to improve the resilience of healthcare workers in all health-related areas should be a priority
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic causes stress, fear, and anxiety in people,[1,2,3,4,5] and as healthcare professionals (HCWs), the largest risk group, learn about the number of cases and deaths all over the world think of the possibility that the same thing may happen to them and experience higher levels of anxiety.[6]. The isolation of HCWs from their families, their changing routines, and the reduction of social support networks during the Covid-19 pandemic may cause mental problems. Various psychological effects such as feelings of loneliness, helplessness, stress, irritability, physical and mental fatigue, and hopelessness may occur in this period.[15] The protection of mental health status in addition to the physical health of HCWs can contribute to better control of the disease.[16]
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