Table 3.
Psychological distress of mental health workers.
| Outpatient Service | Inpatient Service | Total Sample | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBI–Burnout | ||||
| Mean. Sd | 16.8 (12.1) | 16.6 (10.5) | 16.7 (11.5) | |
| Above the severe cut off a level. n (%) | 45 (31.9%) | 26 (31.3%) | 71 (31.7%) | |
| MBI—Exhaustion scale | ||||
| Mean. Sd | 13.8 (9.9) | 13.7 (8.9) | 13.7 (9.5) | |
| Above the severe cut off level. n (%) | 22 (14.3%) | 11 (12.6%) | 33 (13.7%) | |
| MBI–Depersonalization scale | ||||
| Mean. Sd | 3.0 (3.8) | 2.9 (3.4) | 3.0 (3.6) | |
| Above the severe cut off level. n (%) | 31 (20.1%) | 17 (19.5%) | 48 (19.9%) | |
| GAD-7 | ||||
| Total GAD-7 score, mean (sd) | 4.5 (3.0) | 6.0 (3.8) | ** | 5.1 (3.4) |
| Staff above the “moderate anxiety” cut off b, n (%) | 14 (9.1%) | 14 (16.1%) | ** | 28 (11.6%) |
| PHQ-9 | ||||
| Total PHQ-9 score, mean (sd) | 4.5 (2.8) | 5.1 (3.1) | 4.7 (2.9) | |
| Staff above the “moderate depression” cut off c, n (%) | 9 (5.8%) | 7 (8.0%) | 16 (6.6%) |
* p = < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01.; a = above severe level in Exhaustion or Depersonalization scales; b = GAD-7 score ≥ 10; c = PHQ-9 score ≥ 10.