Emergency Medicine Physicians' Approaches to Coping with Stress in COVID-19 Pandemic

dc.authoridAtaman, Ali Kaan/0000-0002-1248-6226
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Mehmet Cihat
dc.contributor.authorAtaman, Ali Kaan
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-25T11:27:42Z
dc.date.available2024-05-25T11:27:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentOkan Universityen_US
dc.department-temp[Demir, Mehmet Cihat] Duzce Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Duzce, Turkey; [Ataman, Ali Kaan] Okan Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Istanbul, Turkeyen_US
dc.descriptionAtaman, Ali Kaan/0000-0002-1248-6226en_US
dc.description.abstractAim: This study aimed to investigate the stress experienced by emergency medicine physicians working in emergency departments during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the factors they stated to be effective against stress, and their coping approaches to stressful situations. Materials and Methods: The study was designed in a general screening model, and 200 emergency medicine physicians participated via e-mail who work in emergency departments in Turkey. The sources of stress related to the pandemic, the factors that they find effective in combating stress, and their strategies to cope with stress were investigated with relation to their gender, marital status, after-shift accommodation, manner of working in a shift, smoking behavior, having a chronic disease, having children, and spouse's job as a healthcare professional. Results: While the primary source of stress of emergency medicine physicians during the pandemic was the risk of transmitting the virus to their families, the most influential factor in combating stress was leisure activities. Emergency physicians' approaches to coping with stress were significantly predicted by the variables of using full personal protective equipment while working, having an adequate sleep and resting opportunities, obtaining additional economic income, and not knowing the pandemic's end date. Conclusion: Emergency medicine physicians used active problem-oriented approaches, and among these, they used the social support seeking approach the most during the pandemic. It is necessary to provide social support, take precautions to care for healthcare workers' families and arrange emergency physicians' shifts to allocate their time to their leisure activities appropriately to reduce stress.en_US
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.doi10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.86094
dc.identifier.endpage254en_US
dc.identifier.issn2149-5807
dc.identifier.issn2149-6048
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage241en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid508112
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4274/eajem.galenos.2020.86094
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/1080
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000754678200006
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmergency Medicine Physicians Assoc Turkeyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectcoping with stressen_US
dc.subjectemergency medicine physicianen_US
dc.subjectpandemicen_US
dc.subjectstressen_US
dc.titleEmergency Medicine Physicians' Approaches to Coping with Stress in COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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