Pamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, 20070 Denizli, Turkey.
Pamukkale University, Medical Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, 20070 Denizli, Turkey.
Australas Emerg Care. 2022 Dec;25(4):334-340. doi: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.04.003. Epub 2022 May 5.
This study seeks to explore the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the social support perception and acute stress disorder of prehospital care providers (PCPs) in the province of Denizli.
This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between December 25, 2020 and January 25, 2021. Out of 510 ambulatory care staff constituting the study population, there were 287 PCPs (%56.2), including 13 physicians, 89 paramedics, 134 emergency medical technicians, and 51 individuals from other occupational groups (nurse, driver, cleaning staff, medical secretary) based at emergency health services. The data collection tools employed in the study include an introductory information form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and National Stressful Events Survey Acute Stress Disorder Short Scale (NSESSS), which was organized as an online questionnaire.
We analyzed the data from 287 PCPs that completed the form and scales. The mean score of the NSESSS was calculated as 1.53 ± 0.79. The PCPs who experienced health problems (1.85 ± 0.69), suffered from mental problems and received psychotherapy and medication (2.57 ± 0.57), encountered COVID-19 patients (1.58 ± 0.8), provided care for COVID-19 patients (1.59 ± 0.79), and took polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests (1.68 ± 0.78) had higher acute stress symptom levels. The total mean score of MSPSS was calculated as 66.28 ± 17.22. Total MSPSS scores of the participants varied significantly in terms of age, marital status, taking a COVID-19 test, suffering from mental problems, status of encountering a COVID-19 patient, and workplace satisfaction (p < 0.05).
The findings are suggestive of high perceptions of multidimensional social support and low acute stress symptom levels of the PCPs during the COVID-19 pandemic period.
本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 疫情对登尼兹利省院前急救人员（PCP）社会支持感知和急性应激障碍的影响。
这是一项描述性和横断面研究，于 2020 年 12 月 25 日至 2021 年 1 月 25 日期间进行。在构成研究人群的 510 名流动护理人员中，有 287 名 PCP（占 56.2%），包括 13 名医生、89 名护理人员、134 名急救技术员和 51 名其他职业群体（护士、司机、清洁人员、医疗秘书），他们在紧急医疗服务机构工作。研究中使用的资料收集工具包括一个介绍性信息表、多维感知社会支持量表（MSPSS）和国家压力事件调查急性应激障碍短量表（NSESSS），该量表以在线问卷的形式组织。
我们分析了完成表格和量表的 287 名 PCP 的资料。NSESSS 的平均得分为 1.53±0.79。有健康问题（1.85±0.69）、有精神问题并接受心理治疗和药物治疗（2.57±0.57）、接触过 COVID-19 患者（1.58±0.8）、为 COVID-19 患者提供护理（1.59±0.79）和接受聚合酶链反应（PCR）测试（1.68±0.78）的 PCP 急性应激症状水平较高。MSPSS 的总平均分计算为 66.28±17.22。参与者的 MSPSS 总分在年龄、婚姻状况、接受 COVID-19 检测、精神问题、接触 COVID-19 患者状况和工作场所满意度方面差异有统计学意义（p<0.05）。
研究结果表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，PCP 对多维社会支持的感知较高，急性应激症状水平较低。
