Rabia Merve PALALIOGLU, Halil İbrahim ERBIYIK

İstanbul’da COVID-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Ebeveynlerin Farkındalık ve Kaygı Düzeylerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, ebeveynlerin çok önemli ve acil bir halk sağlığı problemi olan COVID-19 salgın sürecinde hissettikleri kaygı, sergiledikleri tutum, psikolojik yaklaşım ve farkındalık düzeylerini belirlemek, koruyucu halk sağlığı çalışmalarına katkıda bulunmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel çalışma 30 Mart - 30 Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’daki bir eğitim araştırma hastanesinin çocuk hastalıkları poliklinikleri ve çocuk acil servislerinde uygulanan anketle yaşları 22 ile 57 arası değişen, 516 ebeveyn ile gerçekleştirildi. Anket formu yalnızca internet yoluyla QR kodu yöntemi kullanılarak katılımcılara iletildi. Survey Monkey aracılığıyla çevrimiçi olarak anket yanıtları toplandı. Bulgular: Sağlık Bakanlığının salgına karşı aldığı önlemleri yeterli bulma oranı %44,2 olarak bulunmuştur. COVID-19’a bağlı vaka ve ölüm sayılarının Türkiye’de azaltılabilmesi için yapılması gerekenler arasında en yüksek oranda %23,6 ile bakanlık tarafından alınan önlemler bulunmaktadır. Eğitim durumu yükseldikçe anksiyete puanlarının azaldığı görülmektedir (p=0,036; p

Anahtar Kelimeler:

COVID-19, ebeveyn, farkındalık, kaygı, pandemi

Evaluation of Parents’ Awareness and Anxiety Levels During the COVID-19 Pandemic Process in Istanbul

Background: The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety, attitude, psychological approach and awareness levels of parents during the COVID-19 epidemic, which is a very important and urgent public health problem, and to contribute to preventive public health studies. Material and Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 516 parents aged between 22 and 57 years, with a questionnaire applied in the pediatric outpatient clinics and pediatric emergency services of a training and research hospital in Istanbul between 30 March and 30 May 2020. The questionnaire form was only delivered to the participants via the internet using the QR code method. Survey responses were collected online via Survey Monkey. Results: The rate of finding the measures taken by the Ministry of Health against the epidemic to be sufficient was found to be 44.2%. Among the things to be done in order to reduce the number of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 in Turkey, there are measures taken by the ministry with the highest rate of 23.6%. It is seen that anxiety scores decrease as the education level increases (p=0.036; p

Keywords:

anxiety, awareness, COVID-19, pandemic, parents,

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