Background: Previous studies have found significant stressors experienced by nurses working in hemodialysis units. The purpose of this study was to determine the burnout levels of hemodialysis nurses working in hemodialysis units and their relation with some sociodemographic variables. Methods: The study was conducted between July 2012 and Sept 2012 in hemodialysis units of four hospitals, including one university, one public and two private hospitals, in the province of Erzurum. The population of the study consisted of 32 nurses rendering service in hemodialysis units of the related hospitals. Information forms, which were prepared by researchers in accordance with the literature, and aimed at determining the personal characteristics of nurses and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used for the data collection. Results: Examining mean scores obtained by nurses from the Maslach Burnout Inventory, it is observed that they scored 17.07 ± 8.29 from subscale of emotional exhaustion, 5.89 ± 4.13 from subscale of depersonalization and 20.64 ± 4.10 from subscale of personal accomplishment. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that nurses working in hemodialysis units experience a medium-level burnout in terms of subscales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a high-level burnout in terms of the subscale of personal accomplishment.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the levels of anxiety, despair, avoidance, and obsessions that hemodialysis patients dealt with during the pandemic.Methods: The study was conducted with 139 hemodialysis patients. Research data “Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS),” “Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD),” “COVID‐19 Avoidance Scale” (AA‐COVID‐19) and “Coronavirus Obsession Scale (OCS).” The data obtained from the research were analyzed using the SPSS 21 package program.Results: The average score of the patients on the CAS scale was 0.73 ± 1.17, on the HAD‐A scale was 5.94 ± 3.67, and on the HAD‐D scale was 7.06 ± 3.89. The COVID‐19 outbreak has consequently had a severe impact on hemodialysis patients' mental health.Conclusion: Covid 19 epidemic, the health sector failed to protect the mental health of patients. However, new epidemics and disasters await the world in the future. In these results show that new strategies need to be developed.