Table 3. Evaluation of work-related aspects within the German health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Not at all (1) | Hardly (2) | Moderately (3) | Strongly (4) | Very strongly (5) | p -value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has your daily work routine changed because of the COVID-19 outbreak? | 0.4% (11) | 3.1% (86) | 14.6% (400) | 41.9% (1145) | 40.0% (1093) | |
|
Medical doctors Nursing staff Others |
0.4% (8) 0.3% (2) 0.8% (1) |
2.3% (42) 4.8% (38) 5.5% (6) |
14.5% (262) 14.4% (115) 18.0% (23) |
41.1% (744) 44.4% (354) 36.7% (47) |
41.6% (753) 36.2% (289) 39.8% (51) |
0.008 0.271 |
| Do you expect the COVID-19 pandemic to increase the financial value of your professional group? | 30.3% (827) | 38.1% (1039) | 15.6% (427) | 9.2% (251) | 6.8% (185) | |
|
Medical doctors Nursing staff Others |
35.0% (633) 21.0% (167) 21.4% (27) |
40.8% (736) 32.4% (258) 35.7% (45) |
14.7% (266) 16.3% (130) 24.6% (31) |
6.4% (115) 15.2% (121) 11.9% (15) |
3.1% (56) 15.2% (121) 6.3% (8) |
< 0.001 < 0.001 |
| Not at all (1) | Hardly (2) | Significantly (3) | Completely (4) | p -value | ||
| To what extent is the routine operation of your institution restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic? | 2.7% (73) | 13.0% (355) | 72.4% (1974) | 11.9% (323) | ||
|
University hospital/maximum-care hospital Regional hospital Ambulatory healthcare centre/medical practice Private clinic Rehabilitation clinic Others (e.g. ambulatory nursing service) |
2.3% (28) 1.4% (10) 2.4% (14) 1.7% (1) 4.5% (2) 16.5% (16) |
9.2% (110) 8.7% (63) 20.5% (122) 25.4% (15) 29.5% (13) 28.9% (28) |
76.8% (916) 78.2% (568) 66.6% (396) 59.3% (35) 47.7% (21) 33.0% (32) |
11.6% (138) 11.7% (85) 10.6% (63) 13.6% (8) 18.2% (8) 21.6% (21) |
0.439 < 0.001 0.045 0.038 < 0.001 |
|
| Never (1) | Only once (2) | Only for a short time (3) | Regularly (4) | Continuously (5) | p -value | |
| Was there a shortage of consumables (e.g. face masks or protective gowns) in your institution at one time to protect against SARS-CoV-2? | 21.9% (596) | 7.0% (191) | 27.5% (749) | 20.9% (569) | 22.7% (618) | |
|
University hospital/maximum-care hospital Regional hospital Ambulatory healthcare centre/medical practice Private clinic Rehabilitation clinic Others (e.g. ambulatory nursing service) |
26.5% (316) 25.7% (186) 9.2% (55) 25.4% (15) 18.2% (8) 14.4% (14) |
8.0% (95) 7.0% (51) 5.0% (30) 10.2% (6) 9.1% (4) 4.1% (4) |
30.9% (368) 31.2% (226) 16.1% (96) 28.8% (17) 36.4% (16) 24.7% (24) |
18.1% (215) 21.4% (155) 26.5% (158) 16.9% (10) 13.6% (6) 22.7% (22) |
16.5% (197) 14.8% (107) 43.1% (257) 18.6% (11) 22.7% (10) 34% (33) |
0.663 < 0.001 0.875 0.312 < 0.001 |
|
East German federal states West German federal states |
22.0% (537) 20.6% (59) |
7.2% (176) 5.2 (15) |
28.0% (683) 23.1% (66) |
21.1% (515) 18.9% (54) |
21.6% (526) 32.2% (92) |
0.004 |
| Very negative (1) | Negative (2) | Neutral (3) | Positive (4) | Very positive (5) | p -value | |
| How do you rate the measures taken by your employer against COVID-19? | 3.7% (101) | 15.7% (429) | 25.0% (680) | 40.3% (1097) | 15.3% (418) | |
|
University hospital/ maximum-care hospital Regional hospital Ambulatory healthcare centre/medical practice Private clinic Rehabilitation clinic Others (e.g. ambulatory nursing service) |
3.3% (39) 4.3% (31) 3.0% (18) 3.4% (2) 6.8% (3) 8.1% (8) |
15.7% (187) 17.5% (127) 10.5% (62) 25.4% (15) 20.5% (9) 25.3% (25) |
22.7% (271) 26.6% (193) 27.9% (165) 18.6% (11) 27.3% (12) 22.2% (22) |
40.6% (485) 39.3% (285) 44.1% (261) 35.6% (21) 27.3% (12) 32.3% (32) |
17.8% (212) 12.4% (90) 14.5% (86) 16.9% (10) 18.2% (8) 12.1% (12) |
0.001 0.889 0.278 0.164 0.001 |
Notes: In case of multiple pairwise comparisons, the level of significance was adjusted by Bonferroni correction. A p-value of p = 0.017 for three groups and p = 0.003 for six groups was considered statistically significant.