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. 2023 Jun 17;94:103810. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103810

Table 3.

Summary of statistically significant finding from supplementary analyses.

Variables Categories P-value

Females (n = 85) Males (n = 27)

Fear of getting Covid-19 0.006
 Never 16/84 (19%) 10 (37%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 51/84 (61%) 17 (63%)
 Often/Always 17/84 (20%) 0 (0%)
Fear of a relative getting Covid-19 0.004
 Never 5/84 (6%) 6 (22%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 34/84 (40%) 15 (56%)
 Often/Always 45/84 (54%) 6 (22%)
Self-care during the pandemic 0.03
 Less than before the pandemic 36/81 (45%) 6/26 (23%)
 As before the pandemic 22/81 (27%) 14/26 (54%)
 More than before the pandemic
23/81 (28%)
6/26 (23%)

Expats (n = 67)
Subjects working in the country of origin (n = 47)

Fear of getting Covid-19 during the pandemic 0.04
 Never 14/66 (21%) 13 (28%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 46/66 (70%) 23 (49%)
 Often/Always
6/66 (9%)
11 (23%)

Unexposed work environment (n = 47)*
Exposed work environment (n = 67)**
Direct contact with people potentially infected with Covid-19 in the work environment 0.01
 Rarely/Sometimes 23/46 (50%) 37 (55%)
 Often/Always 13/46 (28%) 27 (40%)
 I do not know 10/46 (12%) 3 (5%)
Difficulties about workload during the pandemic 0.01
 Never 3/46 (6%) 5 (7%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 27/46 (59%) 22 (33%)
 Often/Always 16/46 (35%) 40 (60%)
Self-care during the pandemic 0.0008
 Less than before the pandemic 13/45 (29%) 29/64 (45%)
 As before the pandemic 11/45 (24%) 26/64 (41%)
 More than before the pandemic
21/45 (47%)
9/64 (14%)

Administrative role (n = 23)
Medical doctor or nurse (n = 74)
Psychologist or social worker (n=17)

Direct contact with people potentially infected with Covid-19 in the work environment 0.009
 Rarely/Sometimes 13 (56%) 40/73 (55%) 7 (42%)
 Often/Always 5 (22%) 30/73 (41%) 5 (29%)
 I do not know 5 (22%) 3/73 (4%) 5 (29%)
Difficulties about workload during the pandemic 0.007
 Never 3 (13%) 5/73 (7%) 0 (0%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 9 (39%) 26/73 (36%) 14 (82%)
 Often/Always 11 (48%) 42/73 (57%) 3 (8%)
Feeling of not being sufficiently prepared 0.0006
 Never 3 (13%) 30/73 (41%) 2 (12%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 14 (61%) 41/73 (56%) 12 (71%)
 Often/Always 6 (26%) 2/73 (3%) 3 (17%)
Increased workload
17 (74%)
62/70 (89%)
10 (77%)
0.01

Self-care as before the pandemic (n = 37)
Self-care decreased than before the pandemic (n = 42)
Self-care increased than before the pandemic (n=30)

Fear of getting Covid-19 0.001
 Never 16 (43%) 4 (10%) 4 (13%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 19 (52%) 27 (64%) 22 (73%)
 Often/Always 2 (5%) 11 (26%) 4 (13%)
Fear of a relative getting Covid-19 0.008
 Never 7 (19%) 2 (5%) 0 (0%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 18 (49%) 15 (35%) 18 (60%)
 Often/Always 12 (32%) 25 (60%) 12 (40%)
Limitation of social relations 0.03
 Never 4 (11%) 3 (7%) 0 (0%)
 Rarely/Sometimes 20 (54%) 13 (31%) 10 (33%)
 Often/Always 13 (35%) 26 (62%) 20 (67%)

* = Including back office, front office and consultation for psychological and social care.

** = Including medical check-up, emergency consultation and consultation for vaccination.