Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and workplace attributes among respondents working in Italy and other countries.
| PPE-SAFE
Italy n = 380 |
PPE-SAFE other than
Italy n = 2331 |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median in years (IQR) | 40 (32–48) | 41 (35–49) | p = 0.0219 |
| Female, n (%) | 196 (51) | 1058 (45) | p = 0.02878 |
| ICU experience, median in years (IQR) | 8 (2–16) | 10 (4–18) | p < 0.001 |
| COVID-19 dedicated or re-purposed ICU, n (%) | 326 (86) | 1239 (53) | p < 0.001 |
| PPE shift duration without breaks, median in hours (IQR) | 5 (4–6)* | 4 (2–5)** | p < 0.001 |
| Position, n (%) | p < 0.001 | ||
| Registered nurse | 169 (44) | 547 (23) | |
| Doctor | 194 (51) | 1601 (69) | |
| Senior level | 140 (37) | 1231 (53) | |
| In training – specialist/senior training levels | 40 (10) | 298 (13) | |
| In training – initial levels, intern/resident | 14 (4) | 72 (3) | |
| Allied HCW | 17 (5) | 183 (8) | |
| Specialty, n (%) | p < 0.001 | ||
| Emergency | 21 (5) | 51 (2) | |
| Intensive care | 270 (71) | 1749 (75) | |
| Anaesthesia | 48 (13) | 382 (16) | |
| Hospital ward – surgical | 12 (3) | 10 (~0) | |
| Hospital ward – medical | 6 (2) | 77 (3) | |
| Other | 23 (6) | 62 (3) | |
| Type of hospital, n (%) | p < 0.001 | ||
| Remote/regional | 19 (5) | 167 (7) | |
| Private | 16 (4) | 221 (10) | |
| Tertiary | 214 (56) | 1334 (57) | |
| Community/urban | 131 (34) | 609 (26) | |
| Running capacity, n (%) | p < 0.001 | ||
| Well above | 157 (41) | 533 (23) | |
| Above | 121 (32) | 465 (20) | |
| Below | 31 (8) | 632 (27) | |
| Usual | 65 (17) | 634 (27) | |
| Unsure | 6 (2) | 51 (2) | |
| Missing data | 0 | 16 (1) | |
Data are reported as raw (n), percentages and median (interquartile range), as appropriate.
*
Data missing in 23 responses to the survey.
**
Data missing in 212 responses to the survey.
HCW, healthcare worker; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR interquartile range; PPE, personal protective equipment.