Anxiety Levels of General Surgery Patients and Frequency of Visiting the Hospital in Covid-19 Pandemic Period
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The Covid-19 pandemic outbreak first appeared in Wuhan, China, towards the end of 2019. As of November 2021, approximately 260 million people have been infected with the corona virus and more than 5 million people have died. There are many studies published on various topics related to the Covid-19 epidemic around the world. Anxiety and anxiety disorders, especially in this process, are some of the most common diseases. However, there have not been many studies on anxiety disorders in general surgery patients. The main purpose of this study is to examine the anxiety levels of a group of general surgery patients in our country during the Covid-19 epidemic and the frequency of their anxiety levels coming to the hospital. Demographic information form, STAI forms TX-I and TX-II were used as data collection tools in the study. According to the findings obtained as a result of data analysis, it was determined that there is a moderate negative correlation between STAI scores and income levels. In other words, patients with high income levels have low level of anxiety. According to the results obtained within the scope of the 95% confidence interval, the STAI scale parts and the total scale results were found to be statistically significant (p value < 0.05).
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