Supplementary Table II (online only).
Pearson χ2 analysis of factors associated with differences in self-reported anxiety degreea
| Factor | Degree of Anxiety, No. (% within each degree) |
P valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||
| Gender | <.001 | ||||
| Male | 555 (52.1) | 299 (28.1) | 131 (12.3) | 80 (7.5) | |
| Female | 130 (29.5) | 172 (39.1) | 89 (20.2) | 49 (11.1) | |
| Practice duration (n = 1518) | <.001 | ||||
| In training | 94 (13.6) | 82 (17.3) | 29 (13) | 18 (13.7) | |
| In practice <10 years | 197 (28.5) | 170 (35.9) | 104 (46.6) | 44 (33.6) | |
| In practice 10-20 years | 185 (26.8) | 115 (24.3) | 51 (22.9) | 38 (29) | |
| In practice >20 years | 215 (31.1) | 106 (22.4) | 39 (17.5) | 31 (23.7) | |
| Leadership position (n = 1250) | .017 | ||||
| In a leadership position | 326 (50.1) | 182 (28) | 85 (13.1) | 58 (8.9) | |
| Not in a leadership position | 252 (42.1) | 193 (32.2) | 104 (17.4) | 50 (8.3) | |
| Elective cases (n = 1303) | .583 | ||||
| Cancelled | 516 (45.1) | 356 (31.1) | 163 (14.3) | 108 (9.4) | |
| Not cancelled | 81 (50.6) | 47 (29.4) | 20 (12.5) | 12 (7.5) | |
| ICU beds available (n = 1234) | .125 | ||||
| Available | 493 (47.4) | 315 (30.3) | 139 (13.4) | 92 (8.9) | |
| Not available | 75 (38.5) | 69 (35.4) | 33 (16.9) | 18 (9.2) | |
| Operated/placed a central catheter for a patient with COVID-19 infection (n = 1518) | .296 | ||||
| Yes | 475 (42.2) | 367 (32.6) | 175 (15.6) | 108 (9.6) | |
| No | 138 (63.9) | 48 (22.2) | 15 (6.9) | 15 (6.9) | |
| Considered at “high” risk of COVID-19 infection (n = 1514) | .003 | ||||
| Yes | 228 (39) | 199 (34) | 99 (16.9) | 59 (10.1) | |
| No | 462 (49.7) | 272 (29.3) | 123 (13.2) | 72 (7.8) | |
| Stressor | |||||
| Lack of PPE (n = 1150) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 364 (40.2) | 307 (33.9) | 137 (15.1) | 97 (10.7) | |
| Not stressful at all | 166 (67.8) | 53 (21.6) | 20 (8.2) | 6 (2.4) | |
| Donning/doffing PPE (n = 1290) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 345 (37.2) | 318 (34.3) | 156 (16.8) | 108 (11.7) | |
| Not stressful at all | 243 (66.9) | 81 (22.3) | 27 (7.4) | 12 (3.3) | |
| Potential adverse patient outcomes due to care delay (n = 1314) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 496 (42.7) | 375 (32.3) | 176 (15.2) | 114 (9.8) | |
| Not stressful at all | 104 (68) | 32 (20.9) | 8 (5.2) | 9 (5.9) | |
| Financial concerns (n = 1314) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 459 (41.8) | 353 (32.1) | 169 (15.4) | 117 (10.7) | |
| Not stressful | 140 (64.8) | 54 (25) | 17 (7.9) | 5 (2.3) | |
| Terminating contracts of some employees (n = 831) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 167 (35.7) | 167 (35.7) | 87 (18.6) | 47 (10) | |
| Not stressful | 204 (56.2) | 98 (27) | 33 (9.1) | 28 (7.7) | |
| Impact of this hiatus on my career advancement (n = 1143) | <.001 | ||||
| Stressful | 258 (35.3) | 254 (34.8) | 134 (18.4) | 84 (11.5) | |
| Not stressful | 255 (61.7) | 105 (25.4) | 33 (8) | 20 (4.8) | |
COVID-19, Coronavirus disease 2019; ICU, intensive care unit; PPE, personal protective equipment.
a
Defined as no, mild, moderate, and severe anxiety.
b
Represents the significance of the difference in the degree of anxiety when comparing each set of factors.