COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue in Turkey

Ebru Morgul, Abdulbari Bener, Muhammed Atak, Salih Akyel, Selman AktaÅŸ, Dinesh Bhugra, Antonio Ventriglio and Timothy R Jordan

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2021, vol. 67, issue 2, 128-135

Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and psychological fatigue as a mental health issue among the population of Istanbul, Turkey. Participants and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Istanbul, Turkey, between March and June 2020, where a total of 4,700 persons were approached and 3,672 (78%) of participants (64.4% males and 35.6% females) completed the Knowledge Attitude Practices (KAP) and Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) questionnaires. Results: In this study, 64.1% of participants were categorized as psychologically fatigued and 35.9% as normal. There was a significant difference between fatigued and normal participants with respect to age, educational level, occupational status, place of residence and number of family members ( p

Keywords: COVID-19; fatigue; pandemic; infectious disease; public health; perceptions; KAP study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764020941889

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