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. 2023 May 4;23:313. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04788-8

Table 1.

Stress-related questions associated with the COVID-19 outbreak

Questions 0 Never 1 Rarely 2 Sometimes 3 Always
Q1 I felt anxious about being infected.
Q2 I felt anxious about infecting my family.
Q3 I felt burdened by the increased quantity of work.
Q4 I felt burdened by the changed quality of work.
Q5 I felt anxious about being infected during commuting.
Q6 I felt lacking knowledge about prevention and protection.
Q7 I felt lacking in knowledge about infectiosity and virulence.
Q8 I felt avoided by others.
Q9 I felt protected by my country or local government.
Q10 I felt protected by my hospital.
Q11 I felt anxious about compensation in the case of being infected.
Q12 I felt hesitant to work.
Q13 I felt isolated.
Q14 I felt an elevated mood.
Q15 I had insomnia.
Q16 I was exhausted physically.
Q17 I was exhausted mentally.
Q18 I felt motivated to work.
Q19 I felt I had no choice but to work due to obligation.

COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019