Table 4.
Changes in categorized HADS subscale values over time between the group of orthopaedic residents working in a COVID-19 department and those who did not
| Anxiety scale | Depression scale | |||||
| COVID-19 department residents | Beginning of lockdown (n = 55) | End of lockdown (n = 55) | p value | Beginning of lockdown (n = 55) | End of lockdown (n = 55) | p value |
| Normal | 69 (38) | 64 (35) | 0.85 | 71 (39) | 67 (37) | 0.83 |
| Borderline | 18 (10) | 22 (12) | 16 (9) | 22 (12) | ||
| Abnormal | 13 (7) | 15 (8) | 13 (7) | 11 (6) | ||
| Non-COVID-19 department residents | Beginning of lockdown (n = 217) | End of lockdown (n = 217) | p value | Beginning of lockdown (n = 217) | End of lockdown (n = 217) | p value |
| Normal | 72 (156) | 66 (144) | 0.31 | 81 (176) | 68 (147) | 0.001 |
| Borderline | 20 (43) | 21 (46) | 14 (30) | 18 (40) | ||
| Abnormal | 8 (18) | 12 (27) | 5 (11) | 14 (30) |
Data presented as % (n); statistically significant p values presented in bold.