Table 2.

Descriptive analysis of healthcare workers’ perceived stress, anxiety, and preparedness practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

	Frequency (%)/scale mean (SD)
Anxiety
A) Rate the anxiety you have experienced during the following epidemic/pandemics: (11-point Likert scale)
Current COVID-19 outbreak/pandemic	8.56 (2.27)
MERS-CoV	6.40 (2.35)
Seasonal flu	4.94 (2.65)
B) How worried were you in the past week about contracting COVID-19? (5-point Likert scale)	3.44 (1.10)
C) Compared to the MERS-CoV epidemic in 2012–2015, how do you feel about the recent COVID-19 (2019-NCOV) pandemic?
Same level of stress during both pandemics	73 (7.6%)
I have felt more stressed during the COVID-19 (2019-NCOV) pandemic	843 (88.1%)
I felt more stressed during the previous MERS-CoV epidemic	41 (4.3%)
Preparedness
Your preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic (11-point Likert scale)	8.84 (2.03)
Your preparedness for the previous MERS-CoV outbreak (11-point Likert scale)	8.53 (2.35)
Your ICU/ER department's preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic (11-point Likert scale)	9.10 (2.02)
Your ICU/ER department's preparedness during the MERS-CoV n epidemic (11-point Likert scale)	8.83 (2.19)
Have you received the influenza vaccine (flu shot) this season?
Yes, I receive it every year	0757 (79.1%)
Yes, only this year	50 (5.2%)
No	150 (15.7%)
Did you undergo an N95 mask fit test?
Yes, in 2020	471 (49.2%)
Yes, before this year	463 (48.4%)
Never	23 (2.4%)
Did you have a simulation about possible COVID-19 patients in your hospital's ICU/ER?
Yes, once	252 (26.3%)
Yes, several simulation scenarios	306 (32%)
No	399 (41.7%)
Does your hospital have psychological support services to support HCWs during COVID-19?
Yes	709 (74.1%)
No	248 (25.9%)

2019-NCOV = 2019 novel coronavirus; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; ER = emergency room; HCW = healthcare worker; ICU = intensive care unit; MERS-CoV = Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; SD = standard deviation.