Tekkaş Kerman, KaderAlbayrak, SelvinazArkan, GülcihanOzabrahamyan, SerenaBeşer, Ayşe2022-05-202022-05-202022Tekkas Kerman K, Albayrak S, Arkan G, Ozabrahamyan S, Beser A. The effect of the COVID-19 social distancing measures on Turkish women's mental well-being and burnout levels: A cross-sectional study. Int J Ment Health Nurs. 2022 Apr 24. doi: 10.1111/inm.13009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35466490.1447-0349http://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13009https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/2681Lockdown and social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic increasewomen’s responsibilities and influence their mental health. This study aimed to assess the effect ofCOVID-19 social distancing measures on mental well-being and burnout levels of women using anonline cross-sectional survey in Turkey. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, TheBurnout Measure, and Sociodemographic form were used in this study. All analyses wereperformed on a sample of 438 women aged between 18 and 65. The mean score of mental well-being was 47.86 (SD=10.04) and the mean score of burnout was 3.86 (SD=1.16). Beingyounger than 30 years old (t=2.14,P=0.033), having undergraduate education or above(F=5.09,P=0.007), part-time working (F=5.39,P=0.005), attending to school (t=2.68,P=0.008), having COVID-19 symptoms (t=6.01,P<0.001), and perceiving spousal emotionalsupport (F=3.47,P=0.016) were the factors associated with high burnout. Being older than30 years old (z= 3.11,P=0.002), full time working (H=11.96,P=0.003), not attending toschool (z= 2.09,P=0.036), perceiving spousal emotional (H=13.22,P=0.004), or social(H=13.11,P=0.004) support were the factors associated with higher mental well-being. Age (b= 0.03,P=0.001), having two or more children (b=0.42,P=0.015), and perceiving COVID-19 symptoms (b= 0.73,P<0.001) were the predictors of women’s burnout. This study showsthat mental well-being and burnout levels of women in Turkey have been considerably affected asa result of social distancing measures taken with the first wave of the pandemic. Findings signalthe immediate need for targeted mental health nursing interventions. Therefore, technology-basedmental health support programmes are recommended to be designed and utilized by mental healthnurses.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCOVID-19BurnoutMental Well-beingSocial DistancingWomenArticle31335466490WOS:0007864794000012-s2.0-85128778684Q110.1111/inm.13009N/A