Sağlık Çalışanlarında COVID-19 Sonrası Ağrı Durumu

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study; it is the investigation of pain status in healthcare workers who are at high risk after COVID-19. Methods: A total of 180 healthcare professionals aged 18-65 years who had COVID-19 and were not COVID-19 participated in the study. Data were collected between February and May 2021. During the data collection phase, the "Preliminary Evaluation Form" and the "McGill- Melzack pain Questionnaire (MPQ)", which includes demographic information and information about the COVID-19 situation, were used. Results: It was found that there was no statistically significant difference between the pain questionnaire scale scores between the groups with and without COVID-19 (p=.951). It was determined that the scores of the health technicians were statistically lower than the scores of the nurses-midwives (p=.022). It was found that pain scores did not differ statistically significantly according to gender (p=.947). It has been observed that deep pain is mostly defined in the upper back (36.6%) and lower back (34.4%) region, and superficial pain is defined in the neck (31.1%) region in those who had COVID-19. Conclusion: As a results; In healthcare workers who have had COVID-19, pain was most common in the waist and back regions. Pain did not differ in terms of gender in those who have COVID-19, however, nurses-midwives experienced more pain than health technicians.