BACKGROUND: Determining the healthcare professionals’ perceptions and attitudes towards the COVID-19 pandemic will contribute to managing and struggling their efforts against COVID-19. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the perceptions and attitudes of healthcare professionals who are at the forefront in the fight against this pandemic. METHODS: In the study, the survey technique used as the data collection method and 216 participants agreed to participate. The questionnaire consisted of three sections. Reliability analysis and descriptive statistical methods used to analyze the data obtained using the SPSS package program. RESULTS: According to the study results, 80.4%of the participants perceive the probability of being infected with the COVID-19 to be very high, and 64%of them consider that the conditions are very favorable for them to be infected. More than half of them are afraid of being infected and believe that if they contract COVID-19, adverse effects may continue for a long time. Furthermore, almost all participants (96.20%) consider personal protective equipment beneficial and will protect them from the COVID-19 as a wise preventive measure. However, 82.30%of the participants stated that using personal protective equipment is uncomfortable, and 76.60%said it is challenging to take care of patients while using personal protective equipment. CONCLUSIONS: The current study results show that healthcare professionals are aware of how serious COVID-19 is, understand the importance of protective equipment in protection from COVID-19, and are seriously afraid of COVID-19. Given that the fears of healthcare professionals may have adverse effects on them, it is recommended that healthcare administrators take measures to comfort healthcare workers and ensure that they maintain their positive attitude towards COVID-19.

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is thought that nurses working at more intensive levels and in high-risk areas may increase their stress and decrease their motivations and performance. Aims This study aimed to determine the effects of stress and work stress on nurses’ motivations and performances. Methods An online, cross-sectional survey, which used self-assessment scales to measure perceived stress, perceived work stress, motivation, and work performance was used as a data collection tool. The target population was all working nurses in a hospital. Results One hundred and fourteen nurses completed the questionnaires. The results of the study show that the participants' perceived motivation level (3.131 ± 0.685), perceived stress level (2.885 ± 0.547), and perceived job stress level (3.202 ± 1.067) were at a medium level, while their perceived performance level (3.845 ± 0.783) was at a high level. According to correlation analyses results, increases in perceived stress levels of nurses decrease their motivations ( r = −0.502) and performances ( r = −0.603). Similarly, increases in perceived work stress levels of nurses decrease their motivations ( r = −0.441) and performances ( r = −0.534). According to the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis, motivation has a mediating role in the negative effect of perceived stresses on performance ( β = −0.694) and augments such negative effect ( β = −0.169). Similarly, motivation has a mediating role in the negative effect of perceived work stresses on performance ( β = −0.295) and increases the negative effect of perceived work stress on performance ( β = −0.097). Conclusions Nurses’ perceived stress and perceived work stress levels were not high, but an increase in these variables may decrease nurses’ motivation and performance. Thus, controlling nurses’ stress levels and identifying possible stress sources related to the COVID-19 pandemic are important to support nurses in their work.

Araştırmada bireylerin COVID-19 korkularının, COVID-19 bağışıklaması için üretilen aşılarla ilgili tutumlarına etkisini belirlemek, bu etkide bireylerin aşılarla ilgili bilgi arama davranışlarının ve aşılar ile ilgili inançlarının aracı rolünü belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırmada beş bölümden oluşan online anket formu aracılığıyla veriler toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini Konya ilinde ikamet eden 18 yaş üstü bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma, katılmaya gönüllülük gösteren 384 kişi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular: Araştırmada bireylerin COVID-19 korkularının olumlu aşı tutumunu etkilediği (β=0.25, t=6.44, p<0.05) ve bu etkide aşı bilgisi arama davranışının aracı rolünün olduğu (β=0.12, t= 4.91, p<0.05) ve COVID-19 korkusunun olumlu aşı tutumuna etkisini güçlendirdiği bulunmuştur (β=0.37). Çalışmanın bir diğer bulgusuna göre katılımcıların aşı bilgisi inançları olumlu aşı tutumunu pozitif yönlü (β=0.45, t=12.14, p<0.05), olumsuz aşı tutumunu ise negatif yönlü (β=-0.47, t=11.33, p<0.05) etkilemektedir. Sonuç: Toplumda olumlu aşı tutumunu geliştirmek için politika yapıcıların bireylerin aşı tutumlarını etkileyen faktörleri göz önünde bulundurmasının COVID-19 pandemisi ile mücadelede önemli bir rol oynayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Background: University students may experience various health problems throughout their education life. One of the most common health problems faced by students is headache. Today, university students use the internet extensively to access information. Therefore, it is predicted that university students with headaches may tend to search for health information on the internet. Purpose of the Study: In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between headache and cyberchondria levels of university students with headache. Method: A questionnaire form was used to collect data in the descriptive study. The questionnaire form included Socio-demographic form, Cyberchondria Scale, Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS). The study data were obtained from the Vocational School of Health Services of a University in Konya. 225 volunteers whose headaches lasted more than 30 minutes were included in the study. Findings: 88.4% of the participants were female students and 11.62% were male students. Headache impact levels (60.19±7.99) and pain severity (6.75±1.88) of the participants were high. Headache impact level and severity of female students were higher than males (p

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