Hastane Öncesi Acil Sağlık Çalışanlarının COVID-19 Enfeksiyonu Geçirme Durumları ile Kişisel Koruyucu Ekipman Kullanımı Hakkında Bilgi ve Tutumlarının Değerlendirilmesi
Abstract
Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Konya ili hastane öncesi Acil Sağlık Hizmetlerinde görev yapan sağlık personelinin, pandemi sürecinde Covid-19 enfeksiyonu ve kişisel koruyucu ekipman kullanımı ile ilgili ne kadar bilgili olduklarını incelemektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya Konya ili Acil Sağlık Hizmetlerinde görev yapan 410 sağlık personeli dâhil edildi. Veriler araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan; demografik bilgileri, Covid-19 geçirip geçirmediğini, Covid-19 bilgisi ve KKE (Kişisel Koruyucu Ekipman) bilgi ve tutumlarını sorgulayan bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan bireylerden Covid-19 enfeksiyonunu hafif geçirenlerin oranı %27,1, ağır geçirenlerin oranı %5,6 olarak gözlenmiştir. Covid-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren personelin semptomlarının sıklığı; yorgunluk %73,8, kas ve eklem ağrısı %67,9, ateş %47,7, öksürük %42,5, koku ve/veya tat kaybı ve gis semptomları %27 ve dispne %25,3 olmuştur. Sağlık personelinin %83,7’sinin KKE kullandığı gözlenmiştir. Personelin kullandığı KKE’ler incelendiğinde, en fazla kullanılan KKE eldiven (%90,8), en az kullanılan KKE ise siperlik/gözlük (%43,8) olmuştur. Sağlık personelinin yaşlarına göre semptom görülme sıklığı incelenmiş, 40 yaş üstü personelde semptomların daha sık görüldüğü gözlemlenmiştir. Yaşın artmasıyla semptomların görülme sıklığının arttığı gözlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Sağlık personelinin Covid-19 hakkında hizmet içi eğitim aldığı ve yeterli bilgiye sahip olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. KKE kullanım oranlarının yüksek olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Covid-19 enfeksiyonu geçirme açısından kadın ve erkekler arasında fark olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır.
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Evaluation of Status of Getting ill with SARS CoV-2 and the Knowledge of Using and Attitudes of Personal Protective Equipment at Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Services Employees
Abstract
Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the knowledge level of health personnel working in pre-hospital emergency health services in the Konya province regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic.
Material and Methods: A total of 410 health personnel working in emergency health services in the Konya province were included in the study. The data were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researcher inquiring about the demographic data, whether they contracted (COVID-19), knowledge about COVID-19, and knowledge and attitudes regarding the use of PPE.
Results: The rate of individuals who experienced mild infection was 27.1% and the rate of individuals who experienced severe infection was 5.6%. Of the subjects who experienced COVID-19 infection, 73.8% had fatigue, 67.9% had bone and muscle ache, 47.7% had fever, 42.5% had a cough and 27% had loss of taste, smell, and gastrointestinal symptoms and 25.3% had dyspnea. Of the health personnel, 83.7% were detected to use PPE. The most commonly used PPE was seen to be gloves (90.8%) and the least was visors and eyeglasses (43.8%). When the symptom frequency was analyzed according to age, the symptoms were found to be most frequent in the age group of 40 years and above and the symptom frequency was seen to increase with age.
Conclusion: It was concluded that the health personnel had received in-service training about COVID-19 and had sufficient knowledge. The rate of PPE use was found to be high. There was no difference between males and females in contracting COVID-19 infection.
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- Altın Z. Covid-19 pandemisinde yaşlılar. Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Dergisi. 2020;30:49-57.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Clinical Sciences |
| Journal Section | Original Article |
| Authors | |
| Early Pub Date | April 27, 2024 |
| Publication Date | April 30, 2024 |
| Submission Date | September 6, 2022 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 34 Issue: 2 |
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