Table 1.
Characteristics of the emergency physicians who participated in COVID-19 survey.
| Participant Characteristics | % (n)* |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 63% (163) |
| Female | 37% (96) |
| Age Range | |
| 30–40 | 52% (134) |
| 41–50 | 30% (78) |
| 51–60 | 12% (32) |
| >60 | 6% (15) |
| Time of Survey Completion | |
| October 2020 | 44% (114) |
| November 2020 | 38% (99) |
| December 2020 | 18% (46) |
| Current Living Arrangements | |
| Alone | 11% (28) |
| With children | 65% (169) |
| With elderly people | 5% (13) |
| US Region | |
| South | 26% (65) |
| Northeast | 15% (39) |
| Midwest | 21% (53) |
| West | 38% (96) |
| COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health | |
| No negative impact | 15% (39) |
| Small negative impact | 41% (104) |
| Moderate negative impact | 32% (81) |
| Large negative impact | 12.5% (32) |
| Depression Severity; median (IQR) | 8 (4–12) |
| Minimal | 50.5% (129) |
| Mild | 36.5% (93) |
| Moderate | 7% (18) |
| Moderate to severe | 5% (13) |
| Severe | 1% (2) |
| Anxiety Severity; median (IQR) | 4 (2–8) |
| Minimal | 54.5% (139) |
| Mild | 32.5% (83) |
| Moderate | 9% (23) |
| Severe | 4% (10) |
| Insomnia Severity; median (IQR) | 4 (1–7) |
| None | 49% (123) |
| Subthreshold insomnia | 36.45% (92) |
| Clinical insomnia (moderate) | 13.5% (34) |
| Clinical insomnia (severe) | 1% (3) |
| PTSD (specific to COVID-19) | |
| No PTSD | 92.5% (236) |
| PTSD criteria met | 7.5% (19) |
| Obsession with COVID-19 | |
| No problematic thinking related to COVID-19 | 87.5% (210) |
| Problematic thinking related to COVID-19 | 12.5% (30) |
US, United States; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; IQR, interquartile range.
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.