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 |
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| 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 (%) | ||||||||||||
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) |
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