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. 2020 Jul 19;276:555–561. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.092

Table 5.

Risk factors associated with high-level psychological symptoms and SSI in 8817 hospital workers.

High-level PHQ-9 Variables Walt P Exp(B) EXP(B) 95% CI
Educational background Master or above 7.088 0.029 1
Junior or below 5.130 0.024 1.404 1.047 1.883
College 1.411 0.235 1.184 0.896 1.564
Level of hospital Designated 8.663 0.013 1
Main district 8.369 0.004 0.719 0.575 0.899
County 0.947 0.331 0.920 0.777 1.089
Marital status Married 1
Single 26.728 <0.001 1.498 1.285 1.746
Nationality Han 6.185 0.045 1
Tujia 6.176 0.013 1.290 1.055 1.577
Else 0.116 0.733 1.073 0.717 1.603
High-level PHQ-15 Variables Walt P Exp(B) EXP(B) 95% CI
Gender Male 1
Female 72.095 <0.001 0.526 0.454 0.610
Level of hospital County 15.276 <0.001 1
Designated 1.060 0.303 1.069 0.942 1.212
Main district 11.073 0.001 0.781 0.676 0.904
Educational background Master or above 14.949 0.001 1
Junior or below 14.623 <0.001 1.556 1.241 1.952
College 9.083 0.003 1.391 1.122 1.724
SSI Variables Walt P Exp(B) EXP(B) 95% CI
Need of psychological assistance before epidemic No 1
Yes 12.641 <0.001 1.826 1.310 2.545
Need of psychological assistance during epidemic No 1
Yes 23.771 <0.001 2.277 1.636 3.171
Confidence about defeating COVID-19 Yes 1
No 5.855 0.016 2.435 1.184 5.005
Concern about epidemic Yes 1
No 10.539 0.001 2.559 1.451 4.513
Willingness of attending parties No 1
Yes 9.465 0.002 2.235 1.339 3.731
Self-rated health condition Good 123.335 <0.001 1
Poor 81.382 <0.001 5.228 3.650 7.489
Normal 99.673 <0.001 2.947 2.384 3.644

SSI: suicidal and self-harm ideation. In the PHQ-9 model, ethnic group, marital status, educational background, level of hospital, and employ years were included. In the PHQ-15 model, gender, nationality, educational background, level of hospital, and profession were included. In the SSI model, self-rated health condition, self-rated infection possibility, the willingness of attending parties, concern about COVID-19, confidence about defeating COVID-19, lasting time of COVID-19, and previous and current need of psychological intervention were included, with adjustment of stress, support, frontline department, the willingness of working in COVID-19 ward, and necessary of regular psychological intervention.