TABLE 2.
Healthcare workers’ perceived levels of stress and risk of contracting COVID-19 in Hong Kong between 19 March and April 5, 2020.
| Healthcare worker characteristics | HCWs’ mean perceived level of stress (SD) [Range 0–40] | p | HCWs’ perceived risk of COVID-19 infection (SD) [Range 1–5] | p | HCWs’ perceived FM risk of COVID-19 infection (SD) [Range 1–5] | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.963 | 0.355 | 0.633 | |||
| Male | 21.31 (3.38) | 4.11 (0.89) | 4.47 (0.77) | |||
| Female | 21.32 (3.38) | 4.05 (0.90) | 4.50 (0.77) | |||
| Marital status | 0.835 | 0.991 | 0.026 | |||
| Single | 21.28 (3.37) | 4.07 (0.90) | 4.57 (0.66) | |||
| Married/Cohabitating | 21.34 (3.38) | 4.07 (0.90) | 4.44 (0.83) | |||
| Role | <0.001 | 0.007 | 0.003 | |||
| Doctors | 21.59 (3.16) | 4.03 (0.86) | 4.52 (0.63) | |||
| Dentists | 21.88 (2.62) | 4.52 (0.71) | 4.76 (0.61) | |||
| Nurses | 21.57 (3.10) | 4.09 (0.85) | 4.50 (0.75) | |||
| Pharmacists | 22.20 (2.55) | 3.90 (1.02) | 4.55 (0.60) | |||
| Allied health professionals | 20.87 (4.41) | 4.18 (0.82) | 4.61 (0.73) | |||
| Healthcare assistants/Others | 19.95 (3.73) | 3.83 (1.12) | 4.21 (1.07) | |||
| Working in high-risk area | 0.159 | 0.159 | 0.713 | |||
| Yes | 21.66 (3.45) | 3.97 (1.01) | 4.47 (0.77) | |||
| No | 21.23 (3.36) | 4.09 (0.86) | 4.50 (0.77) | |||
| Living separately from family during the COVID-19 outbreak | 0.131 | 0.079 | 0.669 | |||
| Yes | 21.88 (3.54) | 3.89 (1.01) | 4.53 (0.71) | |||
| No | 21.25 (3.36) | 4.08 (0.88) | 4.49 (0.78) | |||
| Direct contact with COVID-19 confirmed cases | 0.143 | 0.007 | 0.726 | |||
| Yes | 21.85 (3.18) | 3.81 (1.01) | 4.46 (0.77) | |||
| No | 21.25 (3.40) | 4.10 (0.88) | 4.49 (0.77) | |||
| Experienced SARS outbreak in Hong Kong | 0.072 | 0.673 | 0.726 | |||
| Yes | 21.38 (3.17) | 4.07 (0.88) | 4.49 (0.76) | |||
| No | 20.54 (5.26) | 4.01 (1.04) | 4.46 (0.89) | |||
| Working in healthcare sector during the SARS outbreak | 0.462 | 0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 21.42 (3.26) | 3.95 (0.88) | 4.36 (0.83) | |||
| No | 21.24 (3.46) | 4.16 (0.90) | 4.59 (0.71) | |||
| Being frontline worker during the SARS outbreak | 0.642 | 0.015 | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 21.19 (3.45) | 3.89 (0.89) | 4.29 (0.86) | |||
| No | 21.34 (3.36) | 4.10 (0.89) | 4.53 (0.75) | |||
| Had peers/colleagues/relatives infected or died due to SARS | 0.926 | 0.793 | 0.553 | |||
| Yes | 21.29 (3.81) | 4.05 (0.84) | 4.45 (0.76) | |||
| No | 21.32 (3.30) | 4.07 (0.91) | 4.50 (0.77) |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; FMs, family members; HCWs, healthcare workers; PPE, personal protective equipment; SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; SD, standard deviation.