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. 2021 Jun 8;11(11):1599–1603. doi: 10.1002/alr.22831

TABLE 1.

Prevalence of psychological outcomes and variables related to COVID‐19

Allergists (n = 51) Otolaryngologists (n = 82) Total (n = 133)
Condition n % 95% CI n % 95% CI n % 95% CI
Anxiety 39 76.47 63.09–86.13 46 56.10 45.31–66.32 85 63.91 55.45–71.58
Depression 22 43.14 30.49–56.74 23 28.05 19.42–38.63 45 33.83 26.33–42.24
Stress 25 49.02 35.85–62.31 23 28.05 19.42–38.63 48 36.09 28.41–44.54
Presence of anxiety in comorbidity with
Depression 21 41.18 28.74–54.84 23 28.05 19.42–38.63 44 33.08 25.64–46.46
Stress 22 43.14 30.49–56.74 22 26.83 18.38–37.35 44 33.08 25.64–46.46
Presence of depression in comorbidity with stress 15 29.41 18.62–43.07 17 20.73 13.27–30.81 32 24.06 17.55–32.02
GAD7: Anxiety severity scores61
Mild 21 41.18 30 36.59 51 38.35
Moderate 10 19.61 12 14.63 22 16.54
Severe 8 15.69 4 4.88 12 9.02
PHQ9: Major depression severity scores
Mild 17 33.33 14 17.07 31 23.31
Moderate 4 7.84 6 7.32 10 7.52
Moderate‐severe 1 1.96 2 2.44 3 2.26
Severe 0 0.00 1 1.22 1 0.75
PSS‐10: Stress severity scores261
Low 26 50.98 59 71.95 85 63.91
Moderate 23 45.10 23 28.05 46 34.59
High 2 3.92 0 0.00 2 1.50
Variables related to COVID‐19
Have you been afraid of contagion by COVID‐19? Yes 42 82.35 71 86.59 113 84.96
Have you been afraid of the possibility of a negative outcome (death/sequelae) due to COVID‐19? Yes 42 82.35 68 82.93 110 82.71
Have you been afraid of the possibility of infecting your family and/or friends with COVID‐19? Yes 48 94.12 74 90.24 122 91.73
COVID‐19 Fear score (on a scale from 1 to 5)
Fear of contagion a 4 (3–4) 3 (3–4) 4 (3–4)
Negative outcome (death/sequelae) a 4 (3–5) 3 (3–4) 3.5 (3–4)
Infect a family member and/or friends a 4.5 (4–5) 4 (3–5) 4 (3–5)
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Values are expressed as median (p25–p75).