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. 2020 Dec 2;5(1):BJGPO.2020.0151. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2020.0151

Table 3. Responses to the Perceived Stress Scale questions, N = 111.

Perceived Stress Scale questions Before COVID-19 and currently Responses, % (n)
Never Almost never Sometimes Fairly often Very often Always Don’t know
Feeling upset because of something that happened unexpectedly Pre-COVID-19 7.2 (8) 28.8 (32) 43.2 (48) 10.8 (12) 9.9 (11) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0)
Currently 9.0 (10) 13.5 (15) 36.0 (40) 19.8 (22) 17.1 (19) 4.5 (5) 0.0 (0)
Feeling confident about your ability to handle your personal problems Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2) 3.6 (4) 9.0 (10) 17.1 (19) 34.2 (38) 30.6 (34) 3.6 (4)
Currently 2.7 (3) 3.6 (4) 16.2 (18) 24.3 (27) 24.3 (27) 27.0 (30) 1.8 (2)
Feeling unable to control the important things in life Pre-COVID-19 14.4 (16) 25.2 (28) 36.9 (41) 13.5 (15) 9.0 (10) 0.0 (0) 0.9 (1)
Currently 12.6 (14) 13.5 (15) 24.3 (27) 19.8 (22) 24.3 (27) 2.7 (3) 2.7 (3)
Finding that you cannot cope with all the things you had to do Pre-COVID-19 18.0 (20) 28.8 (32) 27.9 (31) 10.8 (12) 10.8 (12) 3.6 (4) 0.0 (0)
Currently 13.5 (15) 24.3 (27) 25.2 (28) 16.2 (18) 18.9 (21) 1.8 (2) 0.0 (0)
Feeling nervous and 'stressed' Pre-COVID-19 12.6 (14) 17.1 (19) 41.4 (46) 20.7 (23) 8.1 (9) 0.0 (0) 0.0 (0)
Currently 9.0 (10) 9.0 (10) 24.3 (27) 27.0 (30) 21.6 (24) 8.1 (9) 0.9 (1)
Being able to control irritations in your life Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2) 5.4 (6) 10.8 (12) 25.2 (28) 29.7 (33) 25.2 (28) 1.8 (2)
Currently 0.9 (1) 9.0 (10) 24.3 (27) 23.4 (26) 24.3 (27) 16.2 (18) 1.8 (2)
Feeling that things were going your way Pre-COVID-19 1.8 (2) 6.3 (7) 10.8 (12) 33.3 (37) 33.3 (37) 12.6 (14) 1.8 (2)
Currently 3.6 (4) 12.6 (14) 24.3 (27) 28.8 (32) 18.0 (20) 10.8 (12) 1.8 (2)
Feeling that you were on top of things Pre-COVID-19 0.0 (0) 7.2 (8) 9.0 (10) 27.0 (30) 39.6 (44) 16.2 (18) 0.9 (1)
Currently 0.0 (0) 11.7 (13) 18.0 (20) 23.4 (26) 34.2 (38) 11.7 (13) 0.9 (1)
Being angered because of things that were outside of your control Pre-COVID-19 11.7 (13) 30.6 (34) 40.5 (45) 11.7 (13) 2.7 (3) 2.7 (3) 0.0 (0)
Currently 9.0 (10) 23.4 (26) 22.5 (25) 22.5 (25) 17.1 (19) 5.4 (6) 0.0 (0)
Feeling that difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them Pre-COVID-19 20.7 (23) 37.8 (42) 27.0 (30) 8.1 (9) 5.4 (6) 0.9 (1) 0.0 (0)
Currently 17.1 (19) 27.0 (30) 25.2 (28) 16.2 (18) 12.6 (14) 1.8 (2) 0.0 (0)