Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on General Population in Turkey: Risk Factors

Kizilkurt, Ozlem Kazan; Dılbaz, Nesrin; Noyan, Cemal Onur

doi:10.1177/1010539520964276

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“…ability to prevent or control chronic diseases. 12,14,21 The major reason mentioned for poor follow-up was fear of being infected. Fear of being infected was shown as one of the major causes which disrupted the health-seeking behavior of patients with chronic illness in the Ebola outbreak that occurred in West Africa, the same happened in Ethiopia's health care utilization due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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“…1,9 In addition, greater worry may influence their health-care-seeking behavior for chronic medical conditions which may result in morbidity and mortality. 9,11,12,15 Evidence shows that the number of patients attending essential health care services declined during the COVID-19 in Ethiopia. 9,24,25 The Government of Ethiopia has taken numerous significant actions including lockdown during an initial sixmonth-long State of Emergency to mitigate the pandemic's overspread, which was implemented throughout the country.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 on Health Seeking Behavior of Patients with Chronic Disease at Public Hospitals in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Awel¹,

Ahmed²,

Beyene³

et al. 2022

RMHP

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Background: COVID-19 is a global pandemic with unprecedented medical, economic and social consequences affecting nations across the world. This epidemic arises while chronic diseases are continued to be a public health concern. Though evidence is generated on its impact on the health care system, little is known about the Impact of COVID −19 on the care-seeking behavior of chronic patients. Objective: To assess the Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare-seeking behavior of patients with chronic diseases attending follow-up at public hospitals in Jimma zone, South West Ethiopia. Methods: Facility-based cross-sectional study design was employed. The sample was calculated using the single population proportion formula. Hospitals were selected by using simple random sampling. Then, the final calculated sample size for the study was proportionally allocated to each selected hospital. Data were collected from 400 participants through face-to-face interviews and card reviews. Data were entered into Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses with 95% CI for odds ratio (OR) were used to identify significant factors. Results: Of the total respondents 156 (39.0%) of them had poor health-seeking behavior. Contact history with COVID −19 patient (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI = 1.1-7.0), perceived moderate depression (AOR = 2.3; 95% CI = 1.2-4.2), perceived extreme depression (AOR = 4.3; 95% CI = 1.8-10.5), shortage of medication (AOR = 2.4; 95% CI = 1.0-6.2) increases the odds of poor health-seeking behavior. In addition, the odds of poor health-seeking in patients with no formal education were higher compared to patients with higher educational status (AOR = 2.7; 95% CI = 1.0-9.0). Conclusion: COVID −19 outbreaks affected the health-seeking behavior of patients with chronic diseases. The impact was found to be more significant among patients who had a contact history with COVID −19 patients. Moreover, perceived depression, shortage of medication, and low educational status were significant predictors of poor health-seeking behavior. Therefore, working on the barriers to the health-seeking behavior of chronic patients may reduce the effect of COVID-19.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Health Seeking Behavior of Patients with Chronic Disease at Public Hospitals in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Awel¹,

Ahmed²,

Beyene³

et al. 2022

RMHP

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“…A study conducted in Turkey shows that 78%, 48%, 42%, and 34% of the general population felt worried, insecure, complicated, fearful, and panicked about the COVID-19 pandemic respectively. Of these 57% of them were worried, b/c of relatives who had a chronic disease were at risk of getting sick [ 12 , 14 ]. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines the quality of life (QoL) as individuals´ perceptions of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns [ 1 ].…”

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Health related quality of life among patient with chronic diseases during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Ahmed¹,

Tegenu²,

Beyene³

et al. 2022

Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction in the last two years, COVID-19 has largely changed the rhythm of human life and overwhelmed the healthcare systems globally. Patients with pre-existing chronic diseases have worse outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods an institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1-30, 2021. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and data extraction checklist. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select a total of 400 study participants. Data were entered into EPI data version 3.5.3 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was used and variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results three hundred and ten (77.5%) of the respondents had a poor overall health-related quality of life (HRQOL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Younger age (AOR=0.10.95% CI: 0.04-0.27), no formal education (AOR=5.03, 95% CI: 1.92-13.22), shorter treatment duration(AOR=0.11, 95% CI: 0.04-0.29), presence of respiratory symptoms (AOR=9.69, 95% CI: 2.93-32.09) and missed health-care appointment during COVID-19 (AOR=3.68, 95%CI: 1.82-7.43) were significantly associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Conclusion most of the respondents had a poor overall health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consideration of the influence of outbreaks on the continuity of care for a patient and focusing on contributing factors should be an essential concern of the healthcare system. The objective is to assess health-related quality and factors associated with health-related quality of life among patients with chronic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Apart from disrupting the routine operation of the health system, it is well established that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the mood and feelings of society, with numerous studies confirming the existence of this panicked and fearful state [5].…”

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Coronavirus-19 pandemic and its impact on elective neurosurgical operations

Küçükyıldız¹,

ŞİMŞEK²,

Söylemez³

et al. 2022

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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Background/Aim: The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted all planned, elective surgical procedures and appointment-based health services due to the decreased capacity of hospitals, healthcare professionals' focus on fighting the pandemic and efforts to protect patients, society and healthcare workers from the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perspective of patients on elective surgery, who applied to neurosurgery outpatient clinics at two different centers as clean and nonclean hospitals. Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study was performed between March 2021 and July 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. 160 patients who were offered elective surgery for various indications in neurosurgery outpatient clinics were enrolled in the study. To this end, a questionnaire was administered to patients that included information about their demographics, pandemic processes and their anxiety levels during this process. Age, level of education, COVID-19 infection and vaccination status were all questioned in the survey. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to determine the factors that might influence a patient's decision towards surgery. Results: In the univariate analysis of the factors, educational status, pandemic-induced anxiety and whether the hospital is a pandemic hospital or not were identified as statistically significant effective factors in patients' decision to accept surgery (P<0.05). Conclusion:We observed that the acceptance rate of patients for elective neurosurgical operations decreased during the pandemic period, but this situation was less felt in clean hospitals. We think that separating hospitals into two parts of clean and non-clean hospital is a beneficial health policy for the continuation of elective treatment procedures.

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on General Population in Turkey: Risk Factors

Cited by 7 publications

References 2 publications

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Seeking Behavior of Patients with Chronic Disease at Public Hospitals in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Seeking Behavior of Patients with Chronic Disease at Public Hospitals in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia

Health related quality of life among patient with chronic diseases during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

Coronavirus-19 pandemic and its impact on elective neurosurgical operations

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