Table 3.
Predictors of changes in willingness to be a doctor in linear regression analysis
| Independent variables | Unadjusted coefficient (95% CI) | Adjusted coefficient (95% CI)† |
|---|---|---|
| Covariates | ||
| Age | −0.011(−0.022 to 0.000)* | −0.015(−0.025 to −0.004)** |
| The willingness to be a doctor before the COVID-19 pandemic | −0.084(−0.103 to −0.065)*** | −0.107(−0.127 to −0.087)*** |
| The severity of depressive symptoms | −0.007(−0.015 to 0.001) | −0.011(−0.019 to −0.003)** |
| The severity of anxiety symptoms | −0.010(−0.020 to −0.001)* | - |
| The severity of insomnia symptoms | −0.004(−0.012 to 0.004) | - |
| Factors | ||
| Gender, ref. Men | −0.076(−0.162 to 0.009) | −0.099(−0.181 to −0.018)* |
| Ethnicity, ref. Chinese Han | −0.059(−0.164 to 0.046) | - |
| Education level, ref. Graduate students | 0.086(−0.021 to 0.193) | - |
| Annual household income (¥) | ||
| ≤100 thousand | ref. | ref. |
| 100–300 thousand | −0.126(−0.228 to −0.024)* | −0.080(−0.179 to 0.018) |
| >300 thousand | −0.311(−0.493 to −0.128)** | −0.261(−0.437 to −0.085)** |
| Habit of regular exercising, ref. No | 0.002(−0.082 to 0.085) | - |
| Exposure to the most affected pandemic area, ref. No | 0.005(−0.282 to 0.292) | - |
| Preferential attention toward pandemic information | ||
| Negative | −0.271(−0.470 to −0.072)** | −0.317(−0.510 to −0.124)** |
| Neutral | −0.065(−0.149 to 0.019) | −0.114(−0.195 to −0.032)** |
| Positive | ref. | ref. |
| Receiving negative feedback from your families and friends who joined the frontline work, ref. No | −0.743(−1.176 to −0.310)** | −0.595(−1.012 to −0.178)** |
| Having relatives and friends with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, ref. No | −0.133(−0.355 to 0.089) | - |
| Following your own inclinations when choosing to major in medicine, ref. No | −0.081(−0.191 to 0.028) | - |
| Being interested in medicine, ref. No | −0.242(−0.384 to −0.101)** | - |
| Influenced by your elders (parents or other relatives) when selecting medicine as your major, ref. No | −0.054(−0.135 to 0.027) | - |
| Changes in professional satisfaction after the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Less satisfied | −0.275(−0.432 to −0.119)*** | −0.348(−0.501 to −0.195)*** |
| No change | ref. | ref. |
| More satisfied | 0.409(0.295 to 0.522)*** | 0.364(0.253 to 0.475)*** |
†Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, educational level, income level, habits of exercise, geographic location, aspects of information attention, negative feedback exposure, infection status of COVID-19 among friends and relatives, the motivation in selecting medicine, changes of professional satisfaction, symptoms of depression, anxiety, and insomnia. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001