Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents
| Total (n = 192) | ED 1 (n = 63) | ED 2 (n = 39) | ED 3 (n = 25) | ED 4 (n = 65) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
| Male | 52 (27.1) | 22 (34.9) | 9 (23.1) | 5 (20.0) | 16 (24.6) |
| Female | 140 (72.9) | 41 (65.1) | 30 (76.9) | 20 (80.0) | 49 (75.4) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 39.6 (11.8) | 41.5 (12.7) | 40.1 (11.3) | 41.4 (10.2) | 36.9 (11.5) |
| Professional function | |||||
| Nurse, n (%) | 104 (54.2) | 33 (52.4) | 24 (61.5) | 13 (52.0) | 31 (47.7) |
| Physiciana, n (%) | 53 (27.6) | 14 (22.2) | 9 (23.1) | 6 (24.0) | 24 (36.9) |
| Administrative staffb, n(%) | 25 (13.0) | 9 (14.3) | 5 (12.8) | 6 (24.0) | 0 (0) |
| Nursing assistants, n (%) | 10 (5.2) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 8 (12.3) |
| Employed in the emergency department | |||||
| Yes | 160 (83.3) | 55 (87,3) | 38 (97,4) | 25 (100,0) | 42 (64,6) |
| No | 32 (16.7) | 8 (12.7) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 23 (35.4) |
| Years of work experience in current function, mean (SD) | 7.1 (7.3) | 7.8 (7.7) | 7.9 (8.2) | 6.8 (7.3) | 6.0 (6.1) |
| Working hours per week, mean (SD) | 31.4 (8.8) | 30.9 (9.8) | 29.6 (5.9) | 29.5 (6.1) | 33.7 (9.8) |
| Work shifts since the first COVID-19 outbreakc | |||||
| Increased, n (%) | 77 (40.1) | 33 (52.4) | 13 (33.3) | 13 (52.0) | 18 (27.7) |
| Decreased, n (%) | 6 (3.1) | 2 (3.2) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 3 (4.6) |
| No changes, n (%) | 109 (56.8) | 28 (44.4) | 25 (64.1) | 12 (48.0) | 44 (67.7) |
| Treated COVID-19 patients, n (%) | 167 (87.0) | 48 (76.2) | 34 (87.2) | 23 (92.0) | 62 (95.4) |
aMedical specialists and residents
bSecretary, administrative support, care coordinators
cMarked by February 27, 2020 (on this date, the first COVID-19 patient was hospitalized in the Netherlands)