COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue in Turkey

Basit Öğe Kaydı
dc.authorid0000-0002-7902-5803
dc.contributor.authorMorgül, Ebru
dc.contributor.authorBener, Abdulbari
dc.contributor.authorAtak, Muhammed
dc.contributor.authorAkyel, Salih
dc.contributor.authorAktaş, Selman
dc.contributor.authorBhugra, Dinesh
dc.contributor.authorVentriglio, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorJordan, Timothy R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T12:32:27Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T12:32:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Tıp Fakültesi, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Halk Sağlığı Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue as a mental health issue among the population of Istanbul, Turkey. Participants and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Istanbul, Turkey, between March and June 2020, where a total of 4,700 persons were approached and 3,672 (78%) of participants (64.4% males and 35.6% females ) completed the Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP) and Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) questionnaires. Results: In this study, 64.1% of participants were categorized as psychologically fatigued and 35.9% as normal. There was a significant difference between fatigued and normal participants with respect to age, educational level, occupational status, place of residence and number of family members (p < .001). Other differences related to knowledge of COVID-19 were symptoms, treatment, ways of spreading (p < .001), prevention by avoiding crowded places (p =.008) and isolation (p =.002). For attitudinal items, normal participants generally showed more positive attitudes than the fatigued in believing that COVID-19 will finally be controlled, satisfaction with preventive measures taken by the authorities, reporting suspected cases with symptoms and trusting that Turkey can overcome the COVID-19 pandemic (p < .001). Multivariate stepwise regression analysis indicated that level of education, avoiding going to crowded places, eye, nose and mouth organs are sensitive organs to the virus, keeping physical distance due to epidemic affect by COVID-19 virus, isolation and treatment of people reduce the spread of COVID-19 virus and 14-days period of time, COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through contact with the respiratory droplets of an infected person, occupational status, health education programme needed and antibody treatment variables were significantly associated with fatigue after adjusting for age, gender and income variables. Conclusion: The current study provides valuable information for policymakers and mental health professionals worldwide regarding associations between the mental health of individuals and the ongoing outbreak, COVID-19.
dc.description.sponsorshipIstanbul Medipol Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationMorgül, E., Bener, A., Atak, M., Akyel, S., Aktaş, S., Bhugra, D. ... Jordan, T. R. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue in Turkey. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 67(2), 128-135. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764020941889
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0020764020941889
dc.identifier.endpage135
dc.identifier.issn0020-7640
dc.identifier.issn1741-2854
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage128
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764020941889
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/8420
dc.identifier.volume67
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Social Psychiatryen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectFatigue
dc.subjectPandemic
dc.subjectInfectious Disease
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPerceptions
dc.subjectKAP Study
dc.titleCOVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

Dosyalar

Orijinal paket
Listeleniyor 1 - 1 / 1
Küçük Resim
İsim:
Bener-Abdulbari-2021.pdf
Boyut:
223.36 KB
Biçim:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Açıklama:
Tam Metin / Full Text
İndir
Lisans paketi
Listeleniyor 1 - 1 / 1
Küçük Resim Yok
İsim:
license.txt
Boyut:
1.44 KB
Biçim:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Açıklama:
İndir

Koleksiyon

Makale Koleksiyonu
PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu