Table 2.
Generalized anxiety and subjective level of information regarding COVID-19 across the different groups
| Profession | Generalized anxiety below cutoff (GAD-7 < 10) | Generalized anxiety above cutoff (GAD-7 ≥ 10) | % above cutoff | Prevalence ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | Low level of information | 170 | 16 | 8.60 | 0.494 |
| High level of information | 293 | 13 | 4.25 | 95% CI [0.243–1.00] | |
| Total | 463 | 29 | 5.89 | ||
| Nursing staff | Low level of information | 569 | 98 | 14.69 | 0.599 |
| High level of information | 767 | 74 | 8.80 | 95% CI [0.451–0.80] | |
| Total | 1336 | 172 | 11.41 | ||
| Paramedics | Low level of information | 95 | 5 | 5.00 | 0.833 |
| High level of information | 115 | 5 | 4.16 | 95% CI [0.238–2.80] | |
| Total | 210 | 10 | 4.55 | ||
| nHPs | Low level of information | 3556 | 771 | 17.82 | 0.835 |
| High level of information | 5373 | 929 | 14.88 | 95% CI [0.766–0.911] | |
| Total | 8929 | 1700 | 15.99 | ||
| In total | Low level of information | 4390 | 891 | 16.87 | 0.807 |
| High level of information | 6550 | 1032 | 13.61 | 95% CI [0.743–0.876] | |
| Total | 10 940 | 1923 | 14.95 |
Note: Prevalence ratio presented for the presence of at least moderate generalized anxiety symptoms (≥10) as a function of the subjective feeling of information regarding COVID-19. Subjective level of information is split across the median in high (≥6) and low (≤6) levels. GAD-7, sum scores of ≥5, ≥10 and ≥15 indicate mild, moderate and severe generalized anxiety symptoms.