Table 5. Coping strategy scores among healthcare workers as per Brief COPE scale.

*Mann-Whitney U test/Kruskal-Wallis test

SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; Brief COPE: Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced

Coping type	COVID-19 caregivers, n (%), n=112		Other healthcare workers, n (%), n=72		P-value*
	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)
Approach type	27.3 (9.48)	28.0 (20-35)	26.1 (9.91)	27.0 (16.5-34)	0.437
Avoidant type	20.5 (6.86)	19.5 (15-26)	17.7 (5.40)	16.0 (14-21)	0.006
Approach subtype
Acceptance	4.7 (1.97)	4.5 (3-6.5)	4.8 (2.04)	5.0 (3-6.5)	0.894
Active	4.9 (1.84)	5 (4-6)	4.8 (2.04)	5 (3-6)	0.829
Emotional	4.3 (1.85)	4 (3-6)	3.9 (1.69)	4 (2-5)	0.166
Informational	4.5 (1.92)	4 (3-6)	3.7 (1.89)	3 (2-5)	0.002
Planning	4.5 (1.90)	4 (3-6)	4.6 (2.07)	5 (2-6)	0.935
Positive reframing	4.4 (1.98)	4 (2-6)	4.3 (2.11)	4 (2-6)	0.939
Avoidant subtypes
Behavioral disengagement	3.7 (1.70)	4 (2-5)	3.2 (1.45)	2 (2-4)	0.015
Denial	3.4 (1.77)	3 (2-5)	2.9 (1.50)	2 (2-4)	0.034
Self-blame	2.7 (1.48)	2 (2-3)	2.4 (0.93)	2 (2-2)	0.289
Self-distraction	4.4 (1.94)	3 (2-4)	4 (1.64)	3 (2-4)	0.142
Substance use	2.6 (1.39)	2 (2-2)	2.1 (0.54)	2 (2-2)	0.007
Venting	3.6 (1.60)	3 (2-5)	3.1 (1.44)	2 (2-4)	0.027
No coping
Humour	2.4 (1.11)	2 (2-2)	2.6 (1.12)	2 (2-3)	0.036
Religion	4.4 (1.89)	4 (3-6)	4.3 (1.93)	4 (2-6)	0.579