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. 2020 Dec 2;22(12):e24240. doi: 10.2196/24240

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


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.