Table 2.
| Exposure, infections and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (n=770) | N. (%) |
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How many people do you think you have been exposed to? None 1-10 11-100 More than 100 |
69 (9.0%) 232 (30.1%) 309 (40.1%) 160 (20.8%) |
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Have you ever had symptoms indicative of COVID-19 infection during this period? No Yes |
635 (82.5%) 135 (17.5%) |
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What did you do after developing symptoms indicative of COVID-19? (Select all relevant answers) I continued working Started medical treatment I physically left my family/ loved ones Went to the emergency room Went to the general practitioner Voluntarily self-quarantined I had no symptoms of COVID-19 |
39 (5.1 %) 5 (0.6 %) 29 (3.8 %) 12 (1.6 %) 11 (1.4 %) 53 (6.9 %) 621 (80.6%) |
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Have you been tested for COVID-19? No Yes |
277 (36.0%) 493 (64.0%) |
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Did you have difficulty being tested for COVID-19? No I have not been tested Yes |
374 (48.6%) 246 (31.6%) 150 (19.5%) |
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How many times have you been tested for COVID-19? 0 1-2 3-4 5+ |
271 (35.2 %) 370 (48.1%) 109 (14.2%) 20 (2.6%) |
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Do you think you understimated the effects of Pandemic on public health during the initial days of Pandemic? No Yes |
345 (44.8 %) 425 (55.2%) |
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Do you think you have received good training about the correct use of Personal Protecion Equipment against COVID-19 from your Hospital No Yes |
403 (52.3 %) 367 (47.7%) |
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Do you think that these protective devices were sufficient? No Yes |
395 (51.3 %) 375 (48.7%) |
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Have you been provided with adequate Personal Protecion Equipment by your employer? No Yes |
301 (39.1 %) 469 (60.9%) |
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Which of the following factors would influence/have influenced your decision to prioritise the treatment of certain groups of COVID-19 patients over others due to the shortage of medical supplies? Other Clinic Age Did not treat COVID-19 patients Chronic conditions |
169 (21.9 %) 157 (20.4%) 119 (15.5%) 244 (31.7%) 81 (10.5%) |
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What are the main concerns you feel during this period? (Choose all relevant answers) Other Falling ill Making your loved ones ill Not yet having adequate skills to take care of COVID-19 patients Not yet having adequate skills to take care of COVID-19 patients Not having adequate tools to take care of COVID-19 patients I have no concerns |
42 (5.5 %) 84 (10.9%) 500 (64.9%) 33 (4.3%) 72 (9.4%) 39 (5.1%) |
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During this period of coronavirus emergency did you start taking antidepressant and/or neuroleptic drugs? No Si |
713 (92.6%) 57 (7.4%) |
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Who did you ask for help when you were most distressed? Friends Colleagues Family Psychologist/psychotherapist None |
118 (15.3%) 158 (20.5%) 241 (31.3%) 30 (3.9%) 223 (29.0%) |