Table 1.
Respondent characteristics
| Characteristics | Participants (n = 1154)a |
|---|---|
| Age in years (Mean(SD)) | 37.71 (11.46) |
| Years in SGH (Mean(SD)) | 12.37 (10.25) |
| Gender (N(%)) | |
| Female | 973 (84.3) |
| Male | 180 (15.6) |
| Nationality (N(%)) | |
| Singaporean or Permanent Resident | 1018 (88.2) |
| Malaysian | 22 (1.9) |
| Filipino | 63 (5.5) |
| Indian | 25 (2.2) |
| Chinese | 13 (1.1) |
| Myanmar | 12 (1.0) |
| Others (e.g., Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Irish) | 1.0 (1.1) |
| Marital status (N(%)) | |
| Single | 475 (41.2) |
| Married | 619 (53.6) |
| Separated or Divorced | 27 (2.3) |
| Widowed | 10 (0.9) |
| Occupation(N(%)) | |
| Doctor | 22 (1.9) |
| Nurse | 627 (54.3) |
| Allied Health Professional | 206 (17.9) |
| Administrative staff member | 118 (10.2) |
| Ancillary support staff member - SGH employees | 13 (1.1) |
| Ancillary support staff member –External staff contracted to work in SGH | 167 (14.5) |
| Supervisory role (N(%)) | |
| No | 834 (72.3) |
| Yes | 319 (27.6) |
| Sources of information and updates on the management of COVID-19 in SGH (N(%)) | |
| SingHealth Staff Advisory | 466 (40.4) |
| SGH Senior Management Updates, guidelines and instructions | 895 (77.6) |
| Social media (e.g., SGH Facebook Workplace Group) | |
| Supervisor | 399 (34.6) |
| SGH Middle Management (e.g., HOD, Divisional Directors) | 718 (62.2) |
| Department emails | 396 (34.3) |
| Colleagues and peers (e.g., chat groups, exchanges) | 722(62.6) |
| Others (e.g., gov.sg WhatsApp, MOH website, CNA, news media, friends) | 487 (42.2)35 (3.0) |
| Direct contact with patients (N(%)) | |
| No | 300 (26.0) |
| Yes | 853 (73.9) |
| Primary work location since start of COVID-19 outbreak (N(%)) | |
| Emergency Department | 33 (2.9) |
| Inpatient - Isolation wards | 33 (2.9) |
| Inpatient - Other clinical area(s) | 552 (47.8) |
| Outpatient | 266 (23.1) |
| Non-clinical area(s) (no patient contact) | 268 (23.2) |
| Direct involvement in treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (N(%)) | |
| No | 1006 (87.2) |
| Yes | 147 (12.7) |
aBecause of missing data, denominators do not all equal 1154