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. 2021 Jul 3;60(17):2771–2776. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7207-21

Table 2.

The Score of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire According to the Health Care Workers’ Demographic Characteristics.

Variable GHQ-12 score (mean±standard deviation) p
Gender
Female 6.51±0.20 0.029
Male 5.67±0.32
Age (Years)
20-29 7.02±0.32 0.017
30-39 6.24±0.31
40-49 6.27±0.38
50-59 5.16±0.47
Over 60 5.58±0.63
Years of clinical work
0-3 6.91±0.35 0.190
4-6 6.60±0.49
7-9 6.00±0.50
10-15 6.16±0.44
Over 16 5.87±0.29
Marital status
Single 6.57±0.24 0.210
Married 5.95±0.26
Other 6.10±0.99
Living alone
Yes 6.80±0.29 0.029
No 6.00±0.21
Job title
Nurse 7.06±0.27 0.001
Physician 5.28±0.30
Clerical staff 6.07±0.56
Pharmacist 7.19±0.77
Laboratory technician 7.00±0.79
Radiological technician 6.64±0.92
Other 5.63±0.56
Days working with PPE
0 6.38±0.27 0.532
1-10 5.97±0.33
11-20 5.86±0.67
Over 21 6.60±0.36
Number of COVID-19 patients involved
0 (No suspicious cases) 5.72±0.38 0.218
0 (Suspicious cases only) 6.36±0.29
1-10 6.09±0.35
11-20 6.91±0.94
Over 21 7.02±0.44

GHQ-12: 12-item General Health Questionnaire, PPE: personal protective equipment, COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019