Determining the Anxiety Levels Of Emergency Service Employees’ Working During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to determine the anxiety levels of emergency service employees working during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in May 2020 at the Sanlıurfa Mehmet Akif Inan Research and Training Hospital, which is a pandemic hospital. The sample of the study consisted of 95 emergency service employees. A descriptive information form prepared by the researchers and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used as the data collection instruments.Results: It was determined had, among the participants, 53.7% had mild, 28.4% had moderate and 17.9% had severe anxiety levels. It was observed that the women in comparison to the men and the doctors and nurses in comparison to other emergency employees experienced more anxiety (p