Table 1.
Wave 0 (N = 1413) | Wave 1 (N = 1620) | |
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Depression (PHQ > 9); n (%) | 154 (10.9%) | 363 (22.4%) |
Depressive symptoms, median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 5.0 (2.0, 9.0) |
Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
Age, years, mean ± SD | 44.7 ± 11.7 | 45.6 ± 12.2 |
Gender: women, n (%) | 1079 (76.4%) | 1210 (74.7%) |
Education, n (%) | ||
Lower | 357 (25.3%) | 364 (22.5%) |
Undergraduate | 296 (20.9%) | 272 (16.8%) |
Graduate or higher | 760 (53.8%) | 980 (60.6%) |
Occupation, n (%) | ||
Physician | 379 (26.8%) | 675 (41.7%) |
Nurse or other medical staff | 604 (42.7%) | 595 (36.7%) |
Management | 234 (16.6%) | 191 (11.8%) |
Other | 196 (13.9%) | 159 (9.81%) |
Work sector: private, n (%) | 194 (13.7%) | 322 (19.9%) |
Risk factors for poor mental health | ||
Daily informal caregiving, n (%) | 764 (61.3%) | 675 (41.7%) |
Stress, n (%) | 355 (25.2%) | 877 (54.2%) |
Chronic physical illness, n (%) | 291 (22.9%) | 478 (31.1%) |
Change in function, n (%) | 563 (39.8%) | 599 (37.0%) |
Contact with COVID-19 patients, n (%) | ||
Yes | 235 (16.6%) | 1106 (68.9%) |
No | 886 (62.7%) | 318 (19.8%) |
I do not know | 292 (20.7%) | 182 (11.3%) |
Patient prioritization, n (%) | ||
Yes | 88 (8.3%) | 319 (20.0%) |
No | 823 (78.0%) | 1049 (65.7%) |
Does not apply | 144 (13.6%) | 229 (14.3%) |
Experience of stigmatization, discrimination or violence, n (%) | 420 (29.7%) | 432 (27.0%) |
Experience of death due to COVID-19, n (%) | 153 (11.7%) | 831 (52.1%) |
Protective factors for mental health | ||
Resilience, mean ± SD | 3.4 ± 0.6 | 3.3 ± 0.7 |
Sufficient PPE, n (%) | 844 (63.4%) | 1133 (74.1%) |
Trust in workplace, n (%) | ||
Low | 195 (13.8%) | 219 (13.7%) |
Moderate | 516 (36.5%) | 552 (34.6%) |
High | 702 (49.7%) | 824 (51.7%) |
The data is original, missing data on covariates not imputed.
PHQ Patient Health Questionnaire, PPE personal protective equipment, SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range.