Table 1.
Socio-demographic, occupational and COVID-19-related characteristics of the study sample at four measurement points
| T1 (April to July 2020) | T2 (November 2020 to January 2021) | T3 (May to July 2021) | T4 (February to May 2022) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 206 | n = 279 | n = 146 | n = 168 | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Women | 140 (68.0) | 179 (64.2) | 102 (69.9) | 107 (63.7) |
| Men | 66 (32.0) | 100 (35.8) | 44 (30.1) | 61 (36.3) |
| Age, years, n (%) | ||||
| 18-40 | 101 (49.0) | 144 (51.6) | 72 (49.3) | 72 (42.9) |
| 41-50 | 54 (26.2) | 68 (24.4) | 40 (27.4) | 48 (28.6) |
| >50 | 51 (24.8) | 67 (24.0) | 34 (23.3) | 48 (28.6) |
| Living alone, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 40 (19.4) | 46 (16.5) | 22 (15.1) | 24 (14.3) |
| No | 166 (80.6) | 233 (83.5) | 124 (84.9) | 144 (85.7) |
| Children, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 112 (54.4) | 147 (52.7) | 85 (58.2) | 103 (61.3) |
| No | 94 (45.6) | 132 (47.3) | 61 (41.8) | 65 (38.7) |
| Migration background, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 27 (13.1) | 34 (12.2) | 18 (12.3) | 17 (10.1) |
| No | 179 (86.9) | 245 (87.8) | 128 (87.7) | 151 (89.9) |
| Department type, n (%) | ||||
| Operative | 29 (14.1) | 37 (13.3) | 13 (8.9) | 12 (7.1) |
| Conservative | 55 (26.7) | 82 (29.4) | 49 (33.6) | 47 (28.0) |
| Mixed operative conservative | 24 (11.7) | 28 (10.0) | 16 (11.0) | 20 (11.9) |
| Mental health | 42 (20.4) | 50 (17.9) | 24 (16.4) | 25 (14.9) |
| Intensive/emergency medicine | 21 (10.2) | 26 (9.3) | 16 (11.0) | 19 (11.3) |
| Anaesthesia | 11 (5.3) | 26 (9.3) | 12 (8.2) | 14 (8.3) |
| Occupational medicine | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.1) | 1 (0.6) | |
| Other | 21 (10.2) | 27 (9.7) | 16 (11.0) | 16 (9.5) |
| Missing | 14 (8.3) | |||
| Professional Experience in Patient Care, n (%) | ||||
| <3 years | 28 (13.6) | 36 (12.9) | 13 (8.9) | 9 (5.4) |
| 3-6 years | 25 (12.1) | 41 (14.7) | 22 (15.1) | 23 (13.7) |
| >6 years | 146 (70.9) | 194 (69.5) | 103 (70.5) | 125 (74.4) |
| Not in patient care | 7 (3.4) | 8 (2.9) | 8 (5.5) | 4 (2.4) |
| Missing | 7 (4.2) | |||
| Employment | ||||
| Full-time | 143 (69.4) | 200 (71.7) | 99 (67.8) | 110 (65.5) |
| Part-time | 63 (30.6) | 79 (28.3) | 47 (32.2) | 58 (34.5) |
| Infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 4 (1.9) | 8 (2.9) | 6 (4.1) | 39 (23.2) |
| No/ I don’t know | 202 (98.1) | 271 (97.1) | 140 (95.9) | 129 (76.8) |
| Contact with infected patients, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 98 (47.6) | 155 (55.6) | 43 (29.5) | 110 (65.5) |
| No | 108 (52.4) | 124 (44.4) | 103 (70.5) | 58 (34.5) |
| Transfer to another department due to the pandemic, n (%) | ||||
| Yes | 30 (14.6) | 46 (16.5) | 6 (4.1) | 23 (13.7) |
| No | 176 (85.4) | 233 (83.5) | 140 (95.9) | 145 (86.3) |