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. 2020 Aug 4;11:1841. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01841

TABLE 3.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with the psychological distress of health care workers (HCWs).

Category Total (N = 1,002) (mean ± SD; median) Medical (N = 279) Nurse (N = 583) Technician (N = 68) Others (N = 72) P-value
I believe that I have heard sufficient information about: (1: strongly disagree, 9: strongly agree)
COVID-19 symptoms 7.18 ± 1.50, 7/9 7.27 ± 1.30 7.16 ± 1.52 7.32 ± 1.16 6.92 ± 2.19 <0.001
COVID-19 prognosis 6.61 ± 1.72, 7/9 6.75 ± 1.48 6.61 ± 1.77 6.22 ± 1.64 6.50 ± 2.19 <0.001
COVID-19 treatment 6.32 ± 1.83, 6/9 6.48 ± 1.61 6.34 ± 1.83 6.00 ± 1.80 6.32 ± 1.83 <0.001
COVID-19 infection route 7.66 ± 1.50, 8/9 7.64 ± 1.37 7.74 ± 1.51 7.51 ± 1.46 7.31 ± 1.82 0.001
COVID-19 preventive measures 7.57 ± 1.47, 8/9 7.52 ± 1.39 7.64 ± 1.47 7.47 ± 1.38 7.28 ± 1.83 0.016
I believe that my department provided clear information about the COVID-19 pandemic 6.73 ± 2.17, 7/9 6.53 ± 2.19 6.87 ± 2.13 6.21 ± 2.24 6.86 ± 2.28 0.023
Infection has a great impact on my health 5.63 ± 2.32, 5/9 5.42 ± 2.23 5.71 ± 2.33 5.96 ± 2.28 5.43 ± 2.59 0.303
It’s hard to cure after infection 5.02 ± 2.06, 5/9 4.71 ± 1.88 5.17 ± 2.09 4.94 ± 1.91 5.15 ± 2.41 <0.001
Would you avoid going to work 3.11 ± 2.60, 2/9 3.24 ± 2.56 3.01 ± 2.63 2.88 ± 2.32 3.69 ± 2.59 0.314
Should psychological support be given to HCWs 7.53 ± 1.98, 9/9 7.23 ± 2.09 7.67 ± 1.88 7.65 ± 2.09 7.46 ± 2.11 0.702