Table 3.
Mean level of importance of barriers and motivators in healthcare worker’s decision‐making regarding working during a pandemic on a scale of 1 (‘Not important at all’) to 4 (‘Very important’)
| Overall mean | Mean by gender | Mean by willingness to work | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | P value | Yes | No | P value | ||
| Barriers | |||||||
| Childcare issues | 2·6 | 2·4 | 2·6 | NS | 2·3 | 3·0 | <0·0001 |
| Eldercare issues | 2·0 | 1·9 | 2·0 | NS | 1·9 | 2·1 | 0·003 |
| Concern for personal safety | 2·6 | 2·4 | 2·7 | 0·001 | 2·3 | 3·1 | <0·0001 |
| Concern for safety of family | 3·0 | 3·0 | 3·1 | NS | 2·8 | 3·5 | <0·0001 |
| Family concern for healthcare worker | 2·7 | 2·5 | 2·7 | 0·01 | 2·4 | 3·1 | <0·0001 |
| Pet care issues | 1·8 | 1·6 | 1·8 | 0·01 | 1·7 | 1·9 | 0·01 |
| Motivators | |||||||
| Responsibilities at work | 3·0 | 3·1 | 3·0 | NS | 3·2 | 2·7 | <0·0001 |
| Financial concerns | 2·7 | 2·6 | 2·7 | NS | 2·7 | 2·8 | NS |
| Fear of loss of job | 2·3 | 2·3 | 2·4 | 2·3 | 2·4 | NS | |