Table VI.
A comparison of attitudes and anxiety between staff groups.
| Question | Nurse (n = 114) |
Doctor (n = 110) |
OHCPs (n = 90 or 91) |
p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | ||
| I am keen to come to work in the hospital at this unprecedented time | 3.45 | 4† | 4.2 | 4† | 3.73 | 4† | < 0.001 |
| I am anxious or worried about transmitting the disease to my family by coming to work | 4.34 | 5† | 3.94 | 4† | 4.33 | 5† | 0.001 |
| I am worried about contracting COVID-19 myself in spite of wearing PPE | 4.44 | 5† | 4.09 | 4† | 4.19 | 4† | 0.003 |
*
Kruskal-Wallis test; †highly significant differences with Wilcoxon signed rank test (i.e. p < 0.001) to the mid-range value of 3 (i.e. still significant even after Bonferroni corrections).
OHCPs, other healthcare professionals; PPE, personal protective equipment.