Table 3.

Ratings on the helpfulness of activities, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's decedent recovery mission, New York National Guard, March–June 2020 (n = 177).

During your OCME deployment, how helpful were the following activities to you in dealing with any stress?	Not very helpful, Somewhat Helpful, or N/A		Very or Moderately Helpful
	n	%	n	%
Recreational activities with other service members	84	60	56	40
Visits from therapy dogs	100	71.94	39	28.06
Humor	49	35	91	65
Talking to people I am close with outside of the military	66	47.14	74	52.86
Talking to other service members	49	35.25	90	64.75
Talking to the chaplain	91	65.47	48	34.53
Talking to the behavioral health personnel	92	66.19	47	33.81
Alone time	61	43.57	79	56.43
Talking with family	54	38.85	85	61.15
Talking with friends	58	41.73	81	58.27
Watching television	79	56.43	61	43.57
Listening to music	54	38.57	86	61.43
Exercising	56	40.58	82	59.42
Walking	63	45	77	55
Playing video games	103	73.57	37	26.43
Doing school work	123	88.49	16	11.51
Going on sightseeing trips	102	73.38	37	26.62
Relaxation exercises (e.g., breathing exercises, meditation)	96	68.57	44	31.43