Table 2.

Comparison of different sociodemographic health-care workers’ skills and attitudes of grief counseling during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 724)

Factor	No.	(%)	SGCS Total points (Mean ± SD)	F	P	AGCS Total points (Mean ± S)	F	P
Gender				0.148	0.701		2.527	0.112
Male	203	28.0%	18.86 ± 4.62			34.19 ± 8.05
Female	521	72.0%	19.01 ± 4.68			33.04 ± 8.92
Occupation				0.037	0.848		0.958	0.328
Nurse	390	53.9%	18.99 ± 4.51			33.07 ± 8.62
Doctor	334	46.1%	18.93 ± 4.85			33.71 ± 8.78
Work experience				2.263	0.105		2.729	0.066
1-5	266	36.7%	18.50 ± 4.97			32.69 ± 8.72
6-10	259	35.8%	19.35 ± 4.55			33.15 ± 8.36
11-45	199	27.5%	19.09 ± 4.36			34.55 ± 9.02
Education background				2.387	0.093		18.058	<0.001
Bachelor	383	52.9%	18.68 ± 4.33			31.60 ± 8.88
Master	204	28.2%	19.56 ± 5.17			34.97 ± 8.76
Doctorate	137	18.9%	18.86 ± 4.73			35.91 ± 6.84
Marital status				3.568	0.059		0.349	0.555
Unmarried	340	47.0%	19.31 ± 4.83			33.57 ± 8.93
Married	384	53.0%	18.66 ± 4.50			33.18 ± 8.49
Religion				0.028	0.867		0.030	0.862
Nonreligious	606	83.7%	18.98 ± 4.51			33.39 ± 8.70
Religious	118	16.3%	18.90 ± 5.43			33.24 ± 8.72
Professional title				2.413	0.090		7.910	<0.001
Junior	335	46.3%	18.74 ± 4.81			32.36 ± 9.15
Intermediate	326	45.0%	18.97 ± 4.58			33.71 ± 8.34
Senior/deputy senior	63	8.7%	20.14 ± 4.18			36.92 ± 6.89
Frequency of contact with bereaved families				78.948	<0.001		26.245	<0.001
Low (< 5 times)	204	28.2%	15.87 ± 4.26			30.34 ± 9.17
Middle (5-10 times)	309	42.7%	19.79 ± 4.38			33.34 ± 8.55
High (>10 times)	211	29.1%	20.75 ± 3.96			36.32 ± 7.36
Relevant training				82.753	<0.001		44.587	<0.001
Untrained	474	65.5%	17.88 ± 4.67			31.84 ± 8.75
Trained	250	34.5%	21.02 ± 3.90			36.25 ± 7.84
Bereavement experience				0.010	0.920		0.248	0.618
Without	382	52.8%	18.95 ± 4.88			33.21 ± 8.88
With	342	47.2%	18.98 ± 4.42			33.54 ± 8.50