Table 2.
Comparison of the prevalence of anxiety, depression and distress among the different categories of healthcare workers, and between males and females.
| N tot (%) | Physicians (n = 177) | Nurses (n = 214) | Other healthcare professionals (n = 217) | Administrative staff (n = 42) | X2 | p value | Males | Females | X2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHQ-4 | 11.287 | .080 | 20.583 | <.001 | |||||||
| <6 No symptoms |
496 (76.3) | 143 (80.8) | 151 (70.6) | 171 (78.8) | 31 (73.8) | 184 (87.2) | 312 (71.1) | ||||
| ≥6 Mild symptoms |
87 (13.4) | 25 (14.1) | 33 (15.4) | 23 (10.6) | 5 (11.9) | 16 (7.6) | 71 (16.2) | ||||
| ≥9 Severe symptoms |
67 (10.3) | 9 (5.1) | 30 (14.0) | 23 (10.6) | 5 (11.9) | 11 (5.2) | 56 (12.8) | ||||
| GAD-2_Anxiety | 13.821 | .032 | 18.109 | <.001 | |||||||
| <3 No symptoms |
457 (70.3) | 137 (77.4) | 136 (63.6) | 157 (72.4) | 27 (64.3) | 171 (81) | 286 (65.1) | ||||
| ≥3 Mild symptoms |
116 (17.8) | 27 (15.3) | 50 (23.4) | 30 (13.8) | 9 (21.4) | 27 (12.8) | 89 (20.3) | ||||
| ≥5 Severe symptoms |
77 (11.8) | 13 (7.3) | 28 (13.1) | 30 (13.8) | 9 (21.4) | 13 (6.2) | 64 (14.6) | ||||
| PHQ-2_Depression | 1.602 | .024 | 17.670 | <.001 | |||||||
| <3 No symptoms |
502 (77.2) | 144 (81.4) | 148 (69.2) | 178 (82.0) | 32 (76.2) | 184 (87.2) | 318 (72.4) | ||||
| ≥3 Mild symptoms |
104 (16.0) | 26 (14.7) | 43 (20.1) | 28 (12.9) | 7 (16.7) | 19 (9.0) | 85 (19.4) | ||||
| ≥5 Severe symptoms |
44 (6.8) | 7 (4.0) | 23 (10.7) | 11 (5.1) | 3 (7.1) | 8 (3.8) | 36 (8.2) | ||||
| IES-R | 23.333 | <.001 | |||||||||
| 0–23 No symptoms |
356 (55.1) | 120 (67.8) | 87 (41.0) | 127 (59.1) | 22 (52.4) | 144 (68.6) | 212 (48.6) | ||||
| 24–32 Mild symptoms |
104 (16.1) | 21 (11.9) | 43 (20.3) | 31 (14.4) | 9 (21.4) | 22 (10.5) | 82 (18.8) | ||||
| 33–36 Moderate symptoms |
36 (5.6) | 9 (5.1) | 13 (6.1) | 10 (4.7) | 4 (9.5) | 10 (4.8) | 26 (6.0) | ||||
| >37 Severe symptoms |
150 (23.2) | 27 (15.3) | 69 (32.5) | 47 (21.9) | 7 (16.7) | 34 (22.7) | 116 (26.6) |