Table 2.

Staff feelings during MERS-CoV outbreak who were directly involved in taking care of MERS-CoV patients (n=117, Max score 3)

Number	Staff feelings during MERS-CoV outbreak	Answered Yes (%)	Average response score mean (SD)
1	You felt that you had to do your job as it was your professional and ethical duty	94	2.58 (0.89)
2	You felt nervous and scared	96	2.33 (0.92)
3	You appreciated financial compensation after the outbreak	91	2.21 (1.17)
4	You were unhappy to do overtime	93	2.19 (0.86)
5	You appreciated special recognition for your job by the Hospital administration	88	2.02 (1.15)
6	You expected financial compensation during the outbreak	81	1.93 (1.13)
7	You tried curtailing your contact with the MERS-CoV patient (e.g. shorten your trips to patients room)	95	1.90 (0.98)
8	You thought of quitting your job	92	1.83 (0.93)
9	You felt that employees not directly exposed to MERS-CoV avoided you	82	1.67 (1.25)
10	You noticed that employees outside your unit were avoiding MERS-CoV patients	85	1.56 (1.09)
11	If optional, you would have chosen to work in a unit where you would not be exposed to MERS-CoV	74	1.16 (1.29)
12	You would quit your job if MERS-CoV outbreak recurred	23	1.08 (1.64)
13	You felt angry that your workload increased when compared to employees not exposed to MERS-CoV	70	1.07 (1.06)
14	You thought of calling in sick	62	0.71 (1.06)
15	You called in sick at least once	15	0.22 (2.1)

Response Score Key; 0=Not At All; 1=Slightly; 2=Moderately; 3=Very Much