Table 2.
Responses of health-care workers to concern statements with the Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia
| Agree/ Strongly Agree n (%) | Disagree/ Strongly Disagree n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Self-satisfaction domain | ||||
| 1. I feel unsafe working at my workplace. | 406 | 48.1 | 438 | 51.9 |
| 2. I feel anxious while working with a febrile patient. | 533 | 63.2 | 311 | 36.8 |
| 3. I feel at risk to contract a Covid-19 infection at work. | 639 | 75.7 | 205 | 24.3 |
| 4. I feel obliged to care for a Covid-19 -infected patient. | 519 | 61.5 | 325 | 38.5 |
| 5. I feel hopeless I might eventually get a Covid-19 at work. | 388 | 46.0 | 456 | 54.0 |
| 6. I feel threatened if one of my colleagues contracted Covid-19 . | 590 | 69.9 | 254 | 30.1 |
| 7. If I get Covid-19, I don’t feel confident an employee will care for me? | 227 | 26.9 | 617 | 73.1 |
| B. Social status-related domain | ||||
| 1. I feel that I should limit my social activities due to Covid-19 . | 808 | 95.7 | 36 | 4.3 |
| 2. I feel I will transmit Covid-19 to my family members. | 492 | 58.3 | 352 | 41.7 |
| 3. I feel that my family members avoid me since I work in hospital. | 219 | 25.9 | 625 | 74.1 |
| 4. I feel I should avoid leaving my home due to Covid-19 . | 582 | 69.0 | 262 | 31.0 |
| 5. I feel my family will not look after me if I was infected. | 142 | 16.8 | 702 | 83.2 |
| 6. I don’t feel confident telling my family and friends if I was infected. | 139 | 16.5 | 705 | 83.5 |
| C. Workplace-related domain | ||||
| 1. I feel that my institution didn’t support me during the Covid-19 crisis. | 164 | 19.4 | 680 | 80.6 |
| 2. I feel that my institution is losing control of the Covid-19 crisis. | 103 | 12.2 | 741 | 87.8 |
| 3. I feel overwhelmed with the new Covid-19 regulations. | 459 | 54.4 | 385 | 45.6 |
| 4. I feel Covid-19 crisis increased my workload. | 338 | 40.0 | 506 | 60.0 |
| 5. I feel that the increase in workload was not meet with proper staffing. | 333 | 39.5 | 511 | 60.5 |
| 6. I feel absence from work reduces the chance of getting Covid-19 . | 542 | 64.2 | 302 | 35.8 |
| 7. In case I had Covid-19, I feel ashamed telling my manager/colleagues. | 56 | 6.6 | 788 | 93.4 |
| 8. I feel I should change my current job due to Covid-19 crisis. | 77 | 9.1 | 767 | 90.9 |
| D. Infection control-related domain | ||||
| 1. I am not confident with the current infection control measures. | 243 | 28.8 | 601 | 71.2 |
| 2. I don’t feel proper infection control training has been offered to me. | 229 | 27.1 | 615 | 72.9 |
| 3. I don’t feel an infection specialist is accessible to respond to my concerns. | 188 | 22.3 | 656 | 77.7 |
| 4. I don’t feel there is Covid-19 outbreak plan set at my area. | 604 | 71.6 | 240 | 28.4 |
| 5. I don’t feel safe at work when I use the standard precautions. | 234 | 27.7 | 610 | 72.3 |
| E. Government-related domain | ||||
| 1. I feel the government should restrict travel from /to areas of disease. | 799 | 94.7 | 45 | 5.3 |
| 2. I feel the government should isolate Covid-19 cases in special hospitals | 784 | 92.9 | 60 | 7.1 |
| 3. I feel government should avoid inviting expatriates from infected areas. | 640 | 75.8 | 204 | 24.2 |
| 4. I feel schools and shopping markets need to be closed to control Covid-19. | 717 | 85.0 | 127 | 15.0 |
| 5. I don’t feel Covid-19 has been highlighted and discussed efficiently in media. | 200 | 23.7 | 644 | 76.3 |
| 6. I feel safe that government implemented the curfew and the movement restriction periods. | 790 | 93.6 | 54 | 6.4 |
Abbreviation: Covid-19 coronavirus disease 2019