The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Disease is more Severe on Intensive Care Unit Healthcare Providers: A Cross-sectional Study

OBJECTIVE: : Fear, anxiety, depression and sleep deprivation are common mental health disorders in COVID-19 disease. We aimed to analyse the risk for healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in a university hospital. METHODS: Anesthesiologists, nurses and nurse anesthetists were invited to fill out the survey. The survey was consist of questions from ''The Fear of COVID-19 Scale'', ''Patient Health Questionnaire'' and ''Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index'' (PSQI). Each question was worth a point. RESULTS: < 0.005). CONCLUSION: Depression, anxiety, fear and sleep disorders may occur in healthcare workers during COVID-19 outbreak. Intensive care unit nurses were at highest risk.