Table 2. Description of PanMan factors and QoL of Slovak hospital HCWs during the second wave of the pandemic.
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Pandemic management (PanMan) | |
| COVID-19 experience | |
| Had a serious COVID-19 experience (due to hospitalisation or death) | 108 (50.2) |
| Information overload | |
| Did not follow and not concerned | 127 (59.3) |
| Followed the news or highly concerned | 65 (30.4) |
| Followed the news and highly concerned | 22 (10.3) |
| Non-adherence of the public | |
| Never or sometimes saw non-adherence and did not concerned | 81 (37.9) |
| Almost always/always saw non-adherence or highly concerned | 75 (35.0) |
| Almost always/always saw non-adherence and highly concerned | 58 (27.1) |
| Work stress | |
| At least 1 stressor (triage, work order, emergency status, no specialisation) | 84 (40.0) |
| Barriers of health care provision | |
| Use PPE1 | 72 (33.5) |
| Lack of hospital beds1 | 65 (30.7) |
| Lack of staff1 | 75 (35.0) |
| Work exhaustion1 | 101 (47.4) |
| Facilitators of health care provision | |
| Efficient department management2 | 107 (50.0) |
| Colleagues’ support2 | 129 (60.3) |
| Training2 | 64 (30.2) |
| Public solidarity manifestation2 | 50 (26.2) |
| Quality of Life (QoL) | |
| Significant worsening of Family life and activities | 43 (20.1) |
| Significant worsening of Housekeeping | 29 (13.6) |
| Significant worsening of Relationships with relatives | 12 (5.6) |
| Significant worsening of Financial situation* | 3 (1.4) |
| Significant worsening of Mental well-being | 54 (25.2) |
1 totally/significantly limited
2 highly helpful
*excluded from further analyses.