The psychological resilience and perceived stress of the frontline heroes in the pandemic in Turkey: A descriptive study of the COVID-19 outbreak-mutations-normalization triad.
AIM
To determine the psychological resilience and perceived stress levels of healthcare workers in COVID-19 intensive care units.


METHODS
The study was conducted with 418 physicians and nurses in Turkey between July and August 2020. The data were collected with an online survey consisting of a personal information form, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale.


RESULTS
The study sample comprised 32.5% physicians and 67.5% nurses. Fear of transmission of COVID-19 from the patients in their care was stated by 92.6% of the physicians and 95.7% of the nurses. Almost all of the participants (99.3%) were afraid of transmitting COVID-19 to their families. The psychological resilience level of the physicians (18.42 ± 2.25) participating in the study was higher than that of the nurses (17.88 ± 2.00), and the perceived stress level was lower. It was determined that most physicians and nurses strengthened their team/work friendship bonds during the pandemic, but the motivation to work decreased.


CONCLUSION
The study results suggest that frontline intensive care workers should be closely monitored as a high-risk group for psychological problems. The provision of better personal protective equipment, together with on-going monitoring and provision of psychological support, and strong family support will increase the resilience of frontline healthcare workers.
['Boran|Maruf|M|', 'Boran|Omer Faruk|OF|', 'Korukcu|Oznur|O|https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-9114', 'Özkaya|Meltem|M|']
psychological resilience perceived stress intensive care workers COVID-19 outbreak