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. 2023 Apr 26;16:1151–1159. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S400057

Table 4.

Humanistic Care Needs of Nursing Staff

Options Items Numbers (%) Gender Gender Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients Suspected/Confirmed COVID-19 Patients
Men (%) Women (%) ≤30(%) >30(%) Yes (%) No (%) Yes (%) No (%)
Humanistic care needs content Negative feelings1) 28,819 (82.2) 892a (78.9) 27927a (82.3) 15037a (84.2) 13782a (80.1) 5093 (81.7) 23,726 (82.3) 4766a (80.7) 24053a (82.5)
Obsessive-compulsive thoughts2) 28,318 (80.8) 873a (77.2) 27445a (80.9) 14,453 (80.9) 13,865 (80.6) 5060 (81.2) 23,258 (80.7) 4768 (80.7) 23,550 (80.8)
Feelings caused by the quarantine3) 20,917 (59.6) 749a (66.2) 20168a (59.4) 11676a (65.3) 9241a (53.7) 3995a (64.1) 16922a (58.7) 3512 (59.4) 17,405 (59.7)
Irrational behaviors4) 16,722 (47.7) 634a (56.1) 16088a (47.4) 9637a (53.9) 7085a (41.2) 3011 (48.3) 13,711 (47.5) 2747a (46.5) 13975a (47.9)
Somatization symptoms5) 15,631 (44.6) 552a (48.8) 15079a (44.4) 8729a (48.8) 6902a (40.1) 3092a (49.6) 12539a (43.5) 2764a (46.8) 12867a (44.1)
Department expected to provide humanistic care The health sector 27,213 (77.6) 962a (85.1) 26251a (77.4) 14177a (79.3) 13036a (75.8) 4905a (78.7) 22308a (77.4) 4598 (77.8) 22,615 (77.6)
Academic groups related to humanistic care 23,108 (65.9) 688a (60.8) 22420a (66.1) 11541a (64.6) 11567a (67.3) 4051 (65.0) 19,057 (66.1) 4083a (69.1) 19025a (65.2)
Health education professional organizations 19,017 (54.2) 563a (49.8) 18454a (54.4) 9562a (53.5) 9455a (55.0) 3391 (54.4) 15,626 (54.2) 3386a (57.3) 15631a (53.6)
Civil affairs departments 18,489 (52.7) 718a (63.5) 17771a (52.4) 9875a (55.3) 8614a (50.1) 3382a (54.3) 15107a (52.4) 3119 (52.8) 15,370 (52.7)
Social groups 14,958 (42.7) 493 (43.6) 14,465 (42.6) 7979a (44.7) 6979a (40.6) 2705 (43.4) 12,253 (42.5) 2637a (44.6) 12321a (42.3)
Education departments 14,279 (40.7) 526a (46.5) 13753a (40.5) 7722a (43.2) 6557a (38.1) 2637a (42.3) 11642a (40.4) 2470 (41.8) 11,809 (40.5)

Notes: Negative feelings1)means Negative feelings of panic, fear, and anxiety related to COVID-19; Obsessive-compulsive thoughts2)means Obsessive-compulsive thoughts about catching an infection and passing it to one’s family; Feelings caused by the quarantine3) means Feelings of doubt, panic, anger, or loneliness caused by the quarantine; Irrational behaviors4) means Irrational behaviors such as excessive hoarding of masks, disinfectants, and daily necessities; somatization symptoms5) means Gastrointestinal disorders, insomnia, decreased appetite, and other somatization symptoms. “a” means statistically significant.