Physicians’ COVID-19 Phobia and Perceived Stress Levels in the Pandemic

Introduction: Healthcare workers are the riskiest group in the epidemic. This study aims to determine physicians’ coronavirus-19 phobia and perceived stress levels and examine the related factors during the pandemic. Materials and Methods: A total of 297 physicians were reached this cross-sectional analytical study. The descriptive characteristics form, the perceived stress scale (PSS), and the coronavirus-19 phobia scale (C19P-S) were used. In the statistical analysis, descriptive statistics, independent groups t test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis analysis, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyzes (Backward LR method) were used in nonparametric conditions. Results: The total mean score of C19P-S and PSS were determined as 44.9 ± 13.5 and 27.9 ± 8.7, respectively. The predictors of COVID-19 phobia as being married, being over 30 years old, questioning the choice of profession, thinking that the behavior of the close environment has changed positively in the pandemic, and increased stress perception were determined. The predictors of perceived stress as female gender, questioning the choice of profession, thinking that she is not affected by being declared a “hero” in the media, thinking that the behavior of the society has changed in a negative way, and an increased phobia of COVID-19 were detected. Conclusion: The results of this study show that the increased stress level of physicians increases COVID-19 phobia and this relationship is bidirectional. Because of this mutually nurturing relationship, developing remedial attitudes towards both stress and phobia may provide multifaceted benefits to both healthcare professionals and the society they serve

Demographics of patients with heart failure who were over 80 years old and were admitted to the cardiology clinics in Turkey

WOS: 000468584300005PubMed ID: 30930455Objective: Heart failure (HF) has a high prevalence and mortality rate in elderly patients; however, there are few studies that have focused on patients older than 80 years. The aim of this study is to describe and compare the age-specific demographics and clinical features of Turkish elderly patients with HF who were admitted to cardiology clinics. Methods: The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Turkish population (ELDER-TURK) study was conducted in 73 centers in Turkey, and it recruited a total of 5694 patients aged 65 years or older. In this study, the clinical profile of the patients who were aged 80 years or older and those between 65 and 79 years with HF were described and compared based on the ejection fraction (EF)-related classification: HFrEF and HFpEF (is considered as EF: >= 50%). Results: A total of 1098 patients (male, 47.5%; mean age, 83.5 +/- 3.1 years) aged 80 years and 4596 patients (male, 50.2 %; mean age, 71.1 +/- 4.31 years) aged 65-79 years were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of HF was 39.8% for patients who were >= 80 years and 27.1% for patients 65-79 years old. For patients aged >= 80 years with HF, the prevalence rate was 67% for hypertension (HT), 25.6% for diabetes mellitus (DM), 54.3% for coronary artery disease (CAD), and 42.3% for atrial fibrilation. Female proportion was lower in the HFrEF group (p=0.019). The prevalence of HT and DM was higher in the HFpEF group (p= 80 years with HFrEF (p<0.01). Conclusion: HF is common in elderly Turkish population, and its frequency increases significantly with age. Females, diabetics, and hypertensives are more likely to have HFpEF, whereas CAD patients are more likely to have HFrEF.Turkish Society of CardiologyThis study was supported by Turkish Society of Cardiology

Demographics of patients with heart failure who were over 80 years old and were admitted to the cardiology clinics in Turkey

Objective: Heart failure (HF) has a high prevalence and mortality rate in elderly patients; however, there are few studies that have focused on patients older than 80 years. The aim of this study is to describe and compare the age-specific demographics and clinical features of Turkish elderly patients with HF who were admitted to cardiology clinics. Methods: The Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Elderly Turkish population (ELDER-TURK) study was conducted in 73 centers in Turkey, and it recruited a total of 5694 patients aged 65 years or older. In this study, the clinical profile of the patients who were aged 80 years or older and those between 65 and 79 years with HF were described and compared based on the ejection fraction (EF)-related classification: HFrEF and HFpEF (is considered as EF: >= 50\%). Results: A total of 1098 patients (male, 47.5\%; mean age, 83.5 +/- 3.1 years) aged 80 years and 4596 patients (male, 50.2 \%; mean age, 71.1 +/- 4.31 years) aged 65-79 years were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of HF was 39.8\% for patients who were >= 80 years and 27.1\% for patients 65-79 years old. For patients aged >= 80 years with HF, the prevalence rate was 67\% for hypertension (HT), 25.6\% for diabetes mellitus (DM), 54.3\% for coronary artery disease (CAD), and 42.3\% for atrial fibrilation. Female proportion was lower in the HFrEF group (p=0.019). The prevalence of HT and DM was higher in the HFpEF group (p<0.01), whereas CAD had a higher prevalence in the HFrEF group (p=0.02). Among patients aged 65-79 years, 43.9\% (548) had HFpEF, and 56.1\% (700) had HFrEF. In this group of patients aged 65-79 years with HFrEF, the prevalence of DM was significantly higher than in patients aged >= 80 years with HFrEF (p<0.01). Conclusion: HF is common in elderly Turkish population, and its frequency increases significantly with age. Females, diabetics, and hypertensives are more likely to have HFpEF, whereas CAD patients are more likely to have HFrEF