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. 2021 Oct 29;68(4):407–417. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.557

Table 1.

Questions from survey administered to RTs in Canada and Norway.

Question category Questions
Demographics
  • Are you a Canadian/Norwegian radiation therapist currently working in a Canadian/Norwegian radiation therapy department?

    • a.

      If yes, were you working as a radiation therapist before October 1, 2019?

  • Are you a radiation therapy manager?

    • a.

      If yes, link to the survey for RT managers (Table 2)

  • What is your radiation therapy role?

  • What is your age?

  • What is your gender?

  • What province/county do you work in?

  • Since March 2020, have you been working full‐time or part‐time?

  • What are your years of working experience in radiation therapy?

  • What is your level of education?

Work‐related stressors due to COVID‐19
  • Which of the following factors, if any, are impacting you psychologically?

  • Changes in staffing due to COVID‐19

  • Changes in patient volumes due to COVID‐19

  • Changes in PPE usage due to COVID‐19

  • Changes in household income due to COVID‐19

  • Fear of transmitting COVID‐19 into workplace

  • Fear of transmitting COVID‐19 from work to family and friends

  • Fear of acquiring COVID‐19 from work

Work‐related psychological impact due to COVID‐19
  • I have experienced work‐related stress due to COVID‐19 (on a scale of 1–5).

  • I have experienced work‐related anxiety due to COVID‐19 (on a scale of 1–5).

  • I have experienced work‐related depression due to COVID‐19 (on a scale of 1–5).

  • I have experienced work‐related insomnia due to COVID‐19 (on a scale of 1–5).

  • Are there any other mental health issues that you are experiencing due to working in a COVID‐19 environment?

  • Do you feel that the psychological impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic has affected your quality of life?

Availability and use of support programmes at the workplace
  • In my workplace, there are support programmes for dealing with psychological issues due to COVID‐19.

  • I have accessed workplace support programmes for dealing with psychological issues due to COVID‐19.

  • Are there any other forms of support you are using to deal with psychological issues due to COVID‐19?