title: Relationship Between Socio-Demographic Features, Work-Related Conditions, and Level of Anxiety Among Turkish Primary Health Care Workers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among Turkish primary health care workers' socio-demographic characteristics, working conditions, and anxiety. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 88 of 103 (85.4%) eligible health care workers from the city of Mugla participating. The participants' average age was 31 years, 85.2% were university graduates, 30.7% were nurses, and 64.8% had been working between 11 and 20 years at the time of the study; 93.6% worked 8 hours each day or less. State anxiety scores for males (p = .016), health care workers age 31 or older (p = .035), nurse participants (p = .043), and individuals who had worked 11 or more years (p = .044) were significantly higher than the rest of the sample; however, trait anxiety scores for participants who did not work overtime and were not scheduled for shift work were significantly higher (p = .033 and p = .004, respectively) than the rest of the sample. According to the logistic regression analysis, risk factors for anxiety included being male and older than 31 years.
authors.affiliation: Mugla S.K. University mpicakciefe@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picakciefe
authors.affiliation: Mugla S.K. University.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turgut
authors.affiliation: Mugla S.K. University.
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Igneci
authors.affiliation: Mugla S.K. University.
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cayli
authors.affiliation: Celal Bayar University.
authors.forename: Artuner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deveci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014421:Turkey; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards*
keywords: anxiety; primary health care workers; working conditions