Fatih GÜNAY, Filiz ŞİMŞEK ORHON, Nisa Eda ÇULLAS İLARSLAN

Covid-19 Pandemisinin Erken Evresinde Ebeveyn Farkındalığı ve Kaygısı: Yüz Yüze Bir Çalışma

COVID-19 salgını sırasında, tecrit ve kısıtlama önlemleri yetişkinlerde anksiyete, depresyon ve bağımlılıklar dahil olmak üzere çeşitli ruhsal sorunların artmasına neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, pandemi döneminde hastanemize başvuran ebeveynlerin farkındalık düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi, ebeveynlerin durumluk ve sürekli kaygı düzeylerinin belirlenmesi ve ebeveyn kaygısına etki eden faktörlerin araştırılmasıdır. Çalışmamıza 270 çocuk ve ebeveynleri (172 anne, 98 baba) katılmıştır. El yıkamanın virüse karşı en sık kullanılan korunma yöntemi olduğu bildirilmiştir. Televizyon en sık kullanılan haber kaynağı olarak bulunmuştur. Ebeveynlerin %61,5'i çocuklarının koronavirüs nedeniyle hastalanma ihtimalinin kendilerini en çok endişelendiren durum olduğunu bildirmiştir. Babaların Durumluk Kaygı Ölçeği (DKÖ) puanları ve annelerin Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği (SKÖ) puanları diğer ebeveynlere göre anlamlı olarak yüksektir. Katılımcıların DKÖ ve SKÖ puanları arasında güçlü bir pozitif korelasyon bulunmuştur. Haber kaynağı, çocukları hastaneye getirme nedeni, >65 yaş kişinin hastalığı, gelir seviyesinin düşmesi, ailede COVID-19 tanılı bir kişinin varlığı ve koronavirüs önlemleri, ebeveyn kaygısını etkileyen faktörlerdendir. Pandemi döneminde sağlık kuruluşlarına başvuran ebeveyn ve çocuklarının psikososyal açıdan değerlendirilmesi ve kaygı bozukluğuna yönelik önlemlerin alınması ebeveyn ve çocuk ruh sağlığı açısından önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

COVİD-19, Çocuk, Durumluk Sürekli Kaygı Ölçeği, Ebeveyn, Kaygı

Parental Awareness and Anxiety During the Early Stage of the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Face-to-Face Study

During COVID-19 pandemic, lockdown and restraint measures caused an increase in various mental problems including anxiety, depression and addictions in adults. The aims of this study are to evaluate the awareness level of the parents who applied to our hospital during the pandemic, to determine the state and trait anxiety levels of the parents and to investigate the factors affecting parental anxiety. Two hundred and seventy children and their parents (172 mothers, 98 fathers) participated in our study. It was reported that hand washing was the most frequently used protection method against virus. Television was found the most frequently used news source. 61.5% of parents reported that the possibility of their child getting sick due to coronavirus is the situation that worries them the most. The fathers' State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) scores and the mothers' Trait Anxiety Inventory (TAI) scores were significantly higher than the other parents. A strong positive correlation was found between the participants' SAI and TAI scores. It has been determined that the news source, the reason for bringing the children to the hospital, the illness of the person aged >65, a decrease in the income level, the presence of a person diagnosed with COVID-19 in the family, and the coronavirus measures are the factors affecting parental anxiety. During the pandemic, psychosocial evaluation of parents and their children who applied to health institutions and taking measures for anxiety disorder are important for parent and child mental health.

Keywords:

Anxiety, Child, COVID-19, Parent, State Trait Anxiety Inventory,

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