The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic to the Practices of Cardiology Clinics and on the Anxiety Levels of Cardiologists

Objective: The study aimed to determine coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the attitudes of cardiologists, anxiety conditions and effect clinical functioning. Material Methods: activities scale developed by researchers Beck Anxiety Scale were used as data collection tools in study. Descriptive statistical methods, materiality tests, correlation, regression analysis data. Results: In cardiology clinics, patient admission continued; elective interventional diagnosis treatment work decreased. Cardiologists declared that there was a serious decline acute coronary syndrome application (87.2% cardiologists) most common cause patients not wanting come hospital fear being infected. severity improved protocols for COVID19 found be effective cardiac decisions. It disruptions functioning increased (β=0.128), whereas fight prevention against COVID-19 (β=-0.304) decreased anxiety. Conclusion: caused severe routine clinics procedures an increase among physicians. pandemic, preventions should taken minimize non-infected doctors besides infected patients.