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. 2023 Aug 1;13:12430. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-39735-w

Table 1.

Differences in participant's characteristics between waves in Sample 1.

Wave 0 (N = 1413) Wave 1 (N = 1620)
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.