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Secondary Traumatization Outcomes and Associated Factors Among the Health Care Workers Exposed to the COVID-19

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  • Selim Arpacioglu
  • Meltem Gurler
  • Suleyman Cakiroglu

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Background: Secondary traumatization exposure and mental health conditions of health care workers gained importance during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic period. Aims: In our study, we aim to research the secondary traumatization and associated factors among health care workers. Method: This cross-sectional study was applied through an online questionnaire using the snowball sampling method. Two hundred fifty-one health care workers from different units/services and 312 non-medical worker adults attended to the research. Health care workers were divided into two groups based on working with COVID-19 patients at the frontline or not. The data were collected via Introductory Information Form, Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS) and Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) between 22 May and 30 May 2020. Results: Among the 563 participants, 251 (44.6%) were health care workers and 312 (55.4%) were non-medical workers. The anxiety, depression and secondary traumatization scores of the frontline health care workers for the COVID-19 were found to be significantly higher than those of the other health workers or non-medical workers ( p  

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  • Selim Arpacioglu & Meltem Gurler & Suleyman Cakiroglu, 2021. "Secondary Traumatization Outcomes and Associated Factors Among the Health Care Workers Exposed to the COVID-19," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(1), pages 84-89, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:67:y:2021:i:1:p:84-89
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764020940742
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    1. Benjamin J. Werkmeister & Anne M. Haase & Theresa Fleming & Tara N. Officer, 2023. "Experiences of the COVID-19 Lockdown and Telehealth in Aotearoa New Zealand: Lessons and Insights from Mental Health Clinicians," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Mao-Hung Liao & Ying-Ching Lai & Chih-Ming Lin, 2022. "Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hospital Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Hospital-Based Repeated Measures Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-11, December.
    3. Maria Karanikola & Meropi Mpouzika & Elizabeth Papathanassoglou & Katerina Kaikoushi & Anna Hatzioannou & Ioannis Leontiou & Chris Livadiotis & Nicos Christophorou & Andreas Chatzittofis, 2022. "Work-Related Traumatic Stress Response in Nurses Employed in COVID-19 Settings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-15, September.

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