Table 2. Participants characteristics and associations with general distress and event-related distress.
| Total | General Distress a | Event-related Distress b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2697 | n = 944 (35.0%) | n = 189 (7.0%) | |||||
| Characteristics | No. | No. | (%) | P c | No. | (%) | P c |
| Hospital | |||||||
| University | 1457 | 496 | 34.0 | 100 | 6.9 | ||
| Medical Center | 1240 | 448 | 36.1 | .274 | 89 | 7.2 | .763 |
| Work environment | |||||||
| High-risk worker | 536 | 209 | 39.0 | 52 | 9.7 | ||
| Low-risk worker | 2161 | 735 | 34.0 | .034* | 137 | 6.3 | .008* |
| Gender | |||||||
| male | 702 | 174 | 24.8 | 42 | 6.0 | ||
| female | 1995 | 770 | 38.6 | < .001** | 147 | 7.4 | .230 |
| Age group (years) | |||||||
| 20–29 | 625 | 162 | 25.9 | 24 | 3.8 | ||
| 30–39 | 707 | 250 | 35.4 | 39 | 5.5 | ||
| 40–49 | 750 | 305 | 40.7 | 74 | 9.9 | ||
| 50- | 615 | 227 | 36.9 | < .001** | 52 | 8.5 | < .001** |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Medical Doctor | 555 | 146 | 26.3 | 17 | 3.1 | ||
| Nurse | 1045 | 399 | 38.2 | 75 | 7.2 | ||
| Other medical professionals d | 359 | 113 | 31.5 | 15 | 4.2 | ||
| Office workers and clinical clerks | 527 | 216 | 41.0 | 55 | 10.4 | ||
| Others e | 211 | 70 | 33.2 | < .001** | 27 | 12.8 | < .001** |
| Direct contact with COVID-19 patient | |||||||
| yes | 328 | 136 | 41.5 | 32 | 9.8 | ||
| no or don't know | 2369 | 808 | 34.1 | .01* | 157 | 6.6 | .049* |
| preexisting disease | |||||||
| yes | 191 | 82 | 42.9 | 20 | 10.5 | ||
| no | 2506 | 862 | 34.4 | .018* | 169 | 6.7 | .056 |
| Living with partner | |||||||
| yes | 1422 | 496 | 34.9 | 102 | 7.2 | ||
| no | 1275 | 448 | 35.1 | .903 | 87 | 6.8 | .763 |
| Living with children | |||||||
| yes | 1095 | 402 | 36.7 | 83 | 7.6 | ||
| no | 1602 | 542 | 33.8 | .128 | 106 | 6.6 | .357 |
| Living with elderly | |||||||
| yes | 363 | 153 | 42.1 | 38 | 10.5 | ||
| no | 2334 | 791 | 33.9 | .003* | 151 | 6.5 | .008* |
| Confident in standard precaution | |||||||
| yes | 1544 | 494 | 32.0 | 94 | 6.1 | ||
| no | 1153 | 450 | 39.0 | < .001** | 95 | 8.2 | .033* |
| Event-related distress | |||||||
| yes | 189 | 154 | 81.5 | - | - | ||
| no | 2508 | 790 | 31.5 | < .001** | - | - | - |
Abbreviations: GHQ-12, the 12-item General Health Questionnaire; IES-R, the impact of Event Scale-Revised.
a General distress evaluated by the GHQ-12 (≥4).
b Event-related distress evaluated by the IES-R (≥25).
c P values were calculated from 2-sided chi-square tests.
d Other medical professionals include clinical laboratory technicians, radiological technologists, medical engineers, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists.
e Others include nursing assistants, janitors, food service, and laundry staff.