Background:Identifying the psychosocial effects on healthcare workers is critical
in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.Objective:In this study, we aimed to examine the psychological effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on healthcare workers of a cancer hospital in Turkey and to determine its predictors.Methods:The psychosocial effects of the epidemic on hospital staff were evaluated by a
psychiatrist through a face-to-face psychiatric interview. A semi-structured questionnaire
containing socio-demographic variables and questions about social changes, and Symptom
Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90-R) were administered to the hospital staff that agreed to
participate in the study.Results:Twenty-three percent of the subjects had threshold values for the Global Severity
Index in SCL-90-R. The most common symptoms were obsessions and depressive symptoms
(42% and 36.5%, respectively). Being young, being a woman, being single, worsening
economic situation, high education level, history of past psychiatric disorders, isolation
and/or quarantine history, lack of personal protective equipment, separation from the family,
fear of infecting a family member or cancer patient were determined as risk factors.Conclusions:The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant psychosocial impact on
healthcare workers, highlighting the need for appropriate strategies to understand and mitigate
these effects.