Table 4.
Multivariate linear regression analysis of healthcare workers’ perceived anxiety caused by COVID-19 (N = 956).
| 95% CI beta coefficient | ||||
| Beta coefficient | Lower bound | Upper bound | P value | |
| (Constant) | 4.144 | 1.640 | 6.648 | .001 |
| Sex: female | −0.027 | −0.502 | 0.447 | .910 |
| Age (yrs) | −0.001 | −0.020 | 0.018 | .899 |
| Clinical role | ||||
| Resident physician | −1.382 | −2.356 | −0.407 | .006 |
| Registered nurse | −1.031 | −1.643 | −0.420 | .001 |
| Work location | ||||
| Pediatric emergency room worker | 0.773 | 0.145 | 1.401 | .016 |
| General wards worker | 0.388 | 0.068 | 0.709 | .018 |
| Hospital setting | ||||
| Public hospital | −0.018 | −0.811 | 0.775 | .965 |
| Tertiary hospital | 0.287 | −0.165 | 0.738 | .213 |
| Psychological support services available at hospital: yes | −0.568 | −0.894 | 0.242 | .001 |
| Plans to reschedule annual leave from work: yes | 0.506 | 0.226 | 0.787 | <.001 |
| Belief causing anxiety | ||||
| Increased risk of transmission among healthcare workers | 0.734 | 0.143 | 1.325 | .015 |
| Risk of depletion of hospital's personal protective equipment | 0.216 | −0.127 | 0.559 | .216 |
| Lack of some types of equipment during pandemic (e.g., ventilator shortages) | −0.061 | −0.450 | 0.328 | .759 |
| Depletion of disposable medical materials (e.g., ventilator circuits, endotracheal tubes) | 0.526 | 0.125 | 0.927 | .010 |
| Shortage of staff and increased demand on all staff | −0.914 | −2.001 | 0.174 | .099 |
| Improvement in hygiene practices | 0.895 | 0.445 | 1.346 | <.001 |
| Attitudes toward infection control measures | 0.136 | 0.008 | 0.264 | .037 |
SARS-CoV-2 = severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.