Table 3.

Questions regarding factors that caused stress among staff during MERS-CoV outbreak (n=117, Maximum score 3)

Number	Factor causing stress	Staff answered Yes (%)	Level of stress mean (SD)
1	Seeing your colleagues getting intubated	96	2.77 (0.63)
2	You could transmit MERS-CoV to your family or friends	94	2.69 (0.62)
3	Small mistake or lapse in concentration could infect you or others	87	2.66 (0.66)
4	Taking care of your own colleagues sick from MERS-CoV	88	2.54 (0.81)
5	Seeing patients with MERS-CoV dying in front of you	85	2.54 (0.73)
6	Not knowing when the MERS-CoV outbreak will be under control	91	2.51 (0.78)
7	Every time you were exposed to a new MERS-CoV patient	88	2.49 (0.76)
8	Lack of treatment for MERS-CoV	83	2.48 (0.78)
9	News of new cases of MERS-CoV reported in TV/newspaper	84	2.45 (0.83)
10	You were emotionally exhausted	86	2.45 (0.81)
11	You had physical stress/fatigue	77	2.42 (0.81)
12	Colleagues displaying MERS-like symptoms	92	2.42 (0.8)
13	You developed respiratory symptoms and feared that you had MERS-CoV	64	2.42 (0.79)
14	You could get MERS-CoV infection from a patient in the hospital	88	2.40 (1)
15	Conflict between your duty and your own safety	75	2.36 (0.85)
16	Seeing your colleagues stressed or afraid	58	2.31 (1)
17	Getting screened for MERS-CoV infection after exposure	74	2.26 (0.92)
18	You felt there were not adequate protective measures (including enough negative pressure rooms)	60	2.17 (0.99)
19	You had to wear protective gear on a daily basis	86	2.17 (0.91)
20	Shortage of staff at times	70	2.07 (0.91)

Scoring for Level Of Stress; 0=Very Minimal Stress; 1=Slightly Stressed; 2=Moderately Stressed; 3=Very Much Stressed