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. 2023 Sep 18;21:76. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00862-0

Table 6.

Ordinal logistic regression for predictors of DASS-21 among participants

Variables Depression Anxiety Stress
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Age
 ≤ 35 0.8 (0.55, 1.18) 0.27 0.9 (0.61, 1.31) 0.57 0.77 (0.5, 1.19) 0.24
 36–50 0.8 (0.55, 1.16) 0.23 0.85 (0.59, 1.23) 0.39 0.76 (0.5, 1.15) 0.20
 > 50 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Sex
 Male 0.91 (0.65, 1.25) 0.55 0.98 (0.71, 1.35) 0.90 0.89 (0.61, 1.3) 0.56
 Female Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Marital status
 Single 1.23 (0.77, 1.95) 0.38 1.74 (1.01, 2.99) 0.046 1.04 (0.67, 1.61) 0.87 1.25 (0.73, 2.13) 0.42
 Married 1.52 (1, 2.33) 0.051 1.33 (0.86, 2.06) 0.20 1.04 (0.69, 1.56) 0.85 1.36 (0.83, 2.24) 0.22
 Divorced/widowed Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Having children
 Yes 1.49 (1.12, 1.99) 0.006 1.8 (1.16, 2.8) 0.009 1.25 (0.94, 1.65) 0.12 1.23 (0.92, 1.63) 0.16 1.39 (1, 1.93) 0.052 1.42 (1.01, 2) 0.04
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Level of education
 Under diploma 0.92 (0.47, 1.79) 0.80 17.4 (16.72, 18.08) < 0.001 0.6 (0.31, 1.16) 0.13 16.21 (15.53, 16.91) < 0.001 0.66 (0.31, 1.43) 0.29 8.93 (0.25, 318.88) 0.23
 Bachelor’s degree 0.62 (0.43, 0.91) 0.01 17.01 (16.58, 17.45) < 0.001 0.46 (0.32, 0.67) < 0.001 15.94 (15.51, 16.37) < 0.001 0.54 (0.36, 0.82) 0.004 7.57 (0.2, 292.05) 0.28
 Master’s/PhD degree 1.17(0.7, 1.97) 0.55 17.59 (16.98, 18.2) < 0.001 0.73 (0.43, 1.23) 0.23 16.35 (15.75, 16.96) < 0.001 1.1 (0.62, 1.92) 0.75 14.29 (0.36, 568.58) 0.16
 Doctorate (general and specialist doctor)/pharmacy Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Working in isolated units
 Yes 1.15 (0.74, 1.8) 0.51 1.13 (0.73, 1.75) 0.57 1.23 (0.75, 2.01) 0.42
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Occupation
 General or special professional doctor/pharmacist 1.2 (0.61, 2.36) 0.59 17.54 16.75, 18.8) < 0.001 1.81 (0.93, 3.54) 0.08 16.8 (16.5, 17.12) < 0.001 1.71 (0.78, 3.76) 0.18 15.63 (0.42, 582.9) 0.14
 Nurse/midwife 0.87 (0.46, 1.62) 0.65 1.14 (0.8, 1.62) 0.48 0.95 (0.52, 1.76) 0.88 1.3 (0.89, 1.91) 0.17 1.16 (0.56, 2.43) 0.69 1.39 (0.88, 2.21) 0.16
 Techniciana 0.72 (0.37, 1.38) 0.13 0.75 (0.39, 1.42) 0.37 0.79 (0.36, 1.73) 0.56
 Support staffsb Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Working hours with COVID patient
 0 1.43 (0.95, 2.15) 0.09 1.51 (1.02, 2.25) 0.04 1.42 (0.93, 2.18) 0.11 1.57 (0.97, 2.52) 0.06 2.27 (0.38, 13.67) 0.37
 1–2 1.26 (0.82, 1.93) 0.29 1.25 (0.82, 1.89) 0.30 1.23 (0.76, 2) 0.39 1.14 (0.68, 1.89) 0.62 1.24 (0.68, 2.25) 0.48
 2–6 1.37 (0.89, 2.09) 0.15 1.42 (0.94, 2.14) 0.10 1.37 (0.89, 2.1) 0.15 1.52 (0.93, 2.48) 0.10 1.55 (0.92, 2.59) 0.10
 > 6 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Category by patient contact
 Direct 0.87 (0.64, 1.19) 0.38 0.81 (0.6, 1.1) 0.19 0.8 (0.56, 1.13) 0.20 1.39 (0.25, 7.9) 0.71
 Indirect Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
Years of experience
 < 5 0.93 (0.64, 1.34) 1.03 (0.72, 1.48) 0.85 0.98 (0.64, 1.51) 0.94
 5–10 1.21 (0.83, 1.76) 1.29 (0.89, 1.86) 0.18 1.25 (0.82, 1.91) 0.30
 > 10 Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
History of physical illness
 Yes 1.11 (0.68, 1.79) 0.68 1.22 (0.76, 1.97) 0.40 1 (0.57, 1.74) 0.99
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.
History of psychiatric disorders
 Yes 1.17 (0.54, 2.52) 0.70 1.1 (0.52, 2.35) 0.80 1.28 (0.55, 2.99) 0.57
 No Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref. Ref.

aTechnicians: operating room, laboratory, radiology

bSupport staffs: cleaners, ambulance drivers, and administrators