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. 2021 Jun 29;12:100824. doi: 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100824

Table 2.

Anxiety, depression, risk perception levels and coping strategies among healthcare workers, 2-tailed p value.

Variables
n = 410
Occupation
Gender
Providing healthcare to COVID-19 cases (confirmed or suspected)
Availability of a mental health support team at the workplace
Anxiety and Depression Total (%) Doctor (%) Nurses (%) Others (%) P value Male (%) Female (%) P value Yes (%) No (%) P value Yes (%) No (%) P value
GAD-7, Anxiety
Normal 55.4 43.2 58.8 52.4 0.123 52.9 55.9 0.377 51.5 56.7 0.218 56.2 55.0 0.458
Mild 26.9 34.1 23.9 31.1 0.202 27.9 26.7 0.471 28.3 26.5 0.409 28.5 26.2 0.356
Moderate 7.2 11.4 7.0 5.8 0.484 8.8 6.8 0.359 10.1 6.2 0.141 10.0 5.8 0.096
Severe 3.6 2.3 2.5 6.8 0.125 1.5 4.0 0.265 4.0 3.4 0.494 1.5 4.6 0.101
PHQ-9, Depression
Normal 56.2 43.2 64.6 41.7 0.000 48.5 57.8 0.104 48.5 58.8 0.048 54.6 56.9 0.372
Mild 23.1 27.3 17.7 34.0 0.004 30.9 21.4 0.066 27.3 21.6 0.156 25.4 21.9 0.261
Moderate 12.1 20.5 8.2 17.5 0.010 13.2 11.8 0.437 15.2 11.0 0.178 11.5 12.3 0.484
Severe 1.0 0.0 1.2 1.0 0.754 0.0 1.2 0.463 1.0 1.0 0.732 0.0 1.5 0.196
Risk perception-6 items
I am worried about getting infected with COVID-19. 57.2 47.7 56.4 63.1 0.207 52.9 58.1 0.260 59.6 56.4 0.329 50.8 60.4 0.045
I am worried about my family members getting COVID-19 from me. 78.5 86.4 78.2 75.7 0.351 82.4 77.6 0.246 86.9 75.6 0.011 74.6 80.4 0.120
I am worried about my colleagues (in the team) getting infected with COVID-19 70.5 75.0 72.0 65.0 0.338 60.3 72.7 0.031 69.7 70.8 0.465 70.8 70.4 0.518
I am worried about inadequate personal protective equipment for healthcare personnel (PPE). 63.3 72.7 61.3 64.1 0.346 64.7 63.0 0.455 62.6 63.6 0.479 56.2 66.9 0.025
I am worried about fake news which might be spreading out in the community. 73.1 72.7 70.8 78.6 0.321 75.0 72.7 0.410 70.7 73.9 0.311 73.8 72.7 0.454
I am worried about the prevention and control measures that we are practicing at the current moment. 42.8 59.1 44.0 33.0 0.011 44.1 42.5 0.457 47.5 41.2 0.167 36.2 46.2 0.038
Total score 0.163 0.180 0.072 0.154
Reliability Statistics Cronbach's Alpha Cronbach's Alpha Based on Standardized Items N of Items
GAD-7 ,866 ,872 7
PHQ-9 ,880 ,880 9
Risk perception ,601 ,609 6
Coping strategies-3 items Disagree (0) n (%) Neutral (1) n (%) Agree (2) n (%)
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    I am willing to discuss COVID-19 patient management with my team members

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    Inter professional teamwork and collaboration reduce stress in managing patients during pandemic

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    Open ended question

Family support
Colleague support
Family support, positive thinking, trusted information.
Physical activity
No suggestions
13 (3.2)
10 (2.4)
n (%)
18 (4.4)
6 (1.5)
6 (1.5)
6 (1.5)
374 (64)
13 (3.2)
26 (6.3)
133 (32.4)
139 (33.9)