Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Society Sciences, Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Department of Biostatistics & Medical Informatics, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2021 Mar;67(2):128-135. doi: 10.1177/0020764020941889. Epub 2020 Jul 10.
The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue as a mental health issue among the population of Istanbul, Turkey.
This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Istanbul, Turkey, between March and June 2020, where a total of 4,700 persons were approached and 3,672 (78%) of participants (64.4% males and 35.6% females) completed the Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP) and Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) questionnaires.
In this study, 64.1% of participants were categorized as psychologically fatigued and 35.9% as normal. There was a significant difference between fatigued and normal participants with respect to age, educational level, occupational status, place of residence and number of family members ( < .001). Other differences related to knowledge of COVID-19 were symptoms, treatment, ways of spreading ( < .001), prevention by avoiding crowded places ( = .008) and isolation ( = .002). For attitudinal items, normal participants generally showed more positive attitudes than the fatigued in believing that COVID-19 will finally be controlled, satisfaction with preventive measures taken by the authorities, reporting suspected cases with symptoms and trusting that Turkey can overcome the COVID-19 pandemic ( < .001). Multivariate stepwise regression analysis indicated that level of education, avoiding going to crowded places, eye, nose and mouth organs are sensitive organs to the virus, keeping physical distance due to epidemic affect by COVID-19 virus, isolation and treatment of people reduce the spread of COVID-19 virus and 14-days period of time, COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through contact with the respiratory droplets of an infected person, occupational status, health education programme needed and antibody treatment variables were significantly associated with fatigue after adjusting for age, gender and income variables.
The current study provides valuable information for policymakers and mental health professionals worldwide regarding associations between the mental health of individuals and the ongoing outbreak, COVİD-19.
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行与心理疲劳之间的关联，心理疲劳是土耳其伊斯坦布尔人群的心理健康问题。
这是一项在土耳其伊斯坦布尔进行的横断面研究，于 2020 年 3 月至 6 月进行，共接触了 4700 人，其中 3672 人（64.4%为男性，35.6%为女性）完成了知识态度实践（KAP）和疲劳评估量表（FAS）问卷。
在这项研究中，64.1%的参与者被归类为心理疲劳，35.9%为正常。疲劳组和正常组在年龄、教育水平、职业状况、居住地点和家庭成员数量方面存在显著差异（<0.001）。其他与 COVID-19 知识相关的差异包括症状、治疗、传播途径（<0.001）、避免拥挤场所（=0.008）和隔离（=0.002）。对于态度项目，正常参与者通常表现出比疲劳组更积极的态度，认为 COVID-19 最终将得到控制，对当局采取的预防措施感到满意，报告有症状的疑似病例，并相信土耳其能够克服 COVID-19 大流行（<0.001）。多元逐步回归分析表明，教育水平、避免前往拥挤场所、眼、鼻、口器官是病毒敏感器官、由于 COVID-19 病毒流行而保持身体距离、隔离和治疗可减少 COVID-19 病毒的传播、14 天时间、COVID-19 主要通过与受感染者的呼吸道飞沫接触传播、职业状况、需要健康教育计划和抗体治疗变量在调整年龄、性别和收入变量后与疲劳显著相关。
本研究为全球政策制定者和精神卫生专业人员提供了有关个体心理健康与持续爆发之间关联的宝贵信息，COVID-19。
