Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of physician faculty members, nurses, and medical students who work in a hospital in Istanbul regarding COVID-19.METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary hospital from March 2 to March 10, 2020. The research data were collected through a survey consisting of 22 questions about their demographics and their level of knowledge, sources of information, actions, attitudes, and thoughts about COVID-19. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0.RESULTS: Out of 1.460 people, 614 (42%) participated in this study. More than 60% of the participants correctly answered the information questions about COVID-19. 72.6% of the participants stated that the situation that would stress them out the most in case of a COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey would be the diagnosis of one of their family members with COVID-19. Social media (66.4%) was the primary source of information in this process.CONCLUSION: The findings obtained in this study showed that right before the outbreak, healthcare professionals were concerned and stressed about the inadequacy of protective measures and the possibility of transmission, although they were ready for the outbreak in the professional sense.

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APA	İKİIŞIK H, Kırlangıç M, turan g, Kutay Yılmaz F, Karayalçın U, EKİZ S, Arıkan M, Güngör F, Erakkaya Z, Evirgen B, MARAL I (2021). Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 8(1), 15 - 23. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
Chicago	İKİIŞIK Hatice,Kırlangıç Merve,turan güven,Kutay Yılmaz Feyza,Karayalçın Umut,EKİZ Sena,Arıkan Mehmet Ali,Güngör Fulya buse,Erakkaya Zeynep Sena,Evirgen Beyza,MARAL IŞIL Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri 8, no.1 (2021): 15 - 23. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
MLA	İKİIŞIK Hatice,Kırlangıç Merve,turan güven,Kutay Yılmaz Feyza,Karayalçın Umut,EKİZ Sena,Arıkan Mehmet Ali,Güngör Fulya buse,Erakkaya Zeynep Sena,Evirgen Beyza,MARAL IŞIL Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, vol.8, no.1, 2021, ss.15 - 23. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
AMA	İKİIŞIK H,Kırlangıç M,turan g,Kutay Yılmaz F,Karayalçın U,EKİZ S,Arıkan M,Güngör F,Erakkaya Z,Evirgen B,MARAL I Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri. 2021; 8(1): 15 - 23. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
Vancouver	İKİIŞIK H,Kırlangıç M,turan g,Kutay Yılmaz F,Karayalçın U,EKİZ S,Arıkan M,Güngör F,Erakkaya Z,Evirgen B,MARAL I Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19. İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri. 2021; 8(1): 15 - 23. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
IEEE	İKİIŞIK H,Kırlangıç M,turan g,Kutay Yılmaz F,Karayalçın U,EKİZ S,Arıkan M,Güngör F,Erakkaya Z,Evirgen B,MARAL I "Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19." İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri, 8, ss.15 - 23, 2021. 10.14744/nci.2020.82542
ISNAD	İKİIŞIK, Hatice vd. "Knowledge and attitude evaluation of physicians and nurses on COVID-19". İstanbul Kuzey Klinikleri 8/1 (2021), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.14744/nci.2020.82542