Table 2.
Results of the Simplified Chinese version of the 14-item Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS-14) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21).
| Profession | Participants, n | CPSS-14 | DASS-21 depression | DASS-21 anxiety | DASS-21 stress | |||||
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Mean (SD) | NMa, n (%) | MESb, n (%) | NM, n (%) | MES, n (%) | NM, n (%) | MES, n (%) | ||
| Doctors | 158 | 23.16 (7.26) | 134 (84.8) | 24 (15.2) | 106 (67.1) | 52 (32.9) | 138 (87.3) | 20 (12.5) | ||
| Nurses | 221 | 23.62 (7.19) | 183 (82.8) | 38 (17.2) | 152 (68.8) | 69 (31.2) | 197 (89.1) | 24 (10.9) | ||
| Other medical staff | 24 | 22.25 (8.09) | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) | 17 (70.8) | 7 (29.2) | 20 (83.3) | 4 (16.7) | ||
| Students | 43 | 26.30 (7.79) | 33 (76.7) | 10 (23.3) | 25 (58.1) | 18 (41.9) | 34 (79.1) | 9 (20.9) | ||
| Teachers/ govt staff |
60 | 22.98 (6.09) | 51 (85.0) | 9 (15.0) | 44 (73.3) | 16 (26.7) | 53 (88.3) | 7 (11.7) | ||
| Economy staff | 135 | 23.93 (8.68) | 108 (79.4) | 27 (20.0) | 102 (75.6) | 33 (24.4) | 112 (83.0) | 23 (17.0) | ||
| Workers/farmers | 26 | 23.15 (6.69) | 21 (77.8) | 5 (19.2) | 19 (73.1) | 7 (26.9) | 23 (85.5) | 3 (11.5) | ||
| Others | 20 | 26.25 (7.62) | 15 (75.0) | 5 (25.0) | 14 (70.0) | 6 (30.0) | 16 (80.0) | 4 (20.0) | ||
| Total | 687 | 23.70 (7.52) | 564 (82.1) | 123 (17.9) | 479 (69.7) | 208 (30.3) | 593 (86.3) | 94 (13.7) | ||
aNM: normal–mild.
bMES: moderate–extremely severe.