Table 4.

Demographic characteristics, presence of work‐related stressors due to COVID‐19, and psychological impact due to COVID‐19 reported by Norwegian and Canadian RTs.

Study variables	Norway (n = 124)	Canada (n = 155)
	%	%
Age
<30 years	12	22
30–39 years	32	39
40–49 years	28	23
50+ years	25	17
Prefer not to say	2	–
Gender
Male	19	15
Female	79	83
Prefer not to say	2	3
Hours
Full‐time	82	80
Part‐time	18	20
Years of working experience
0–5	15	27
6–10	22	19
11–15	16	18
16–20	20	12
21–25	13	15
25+	14	9
Education*
Diploma	–	10
Bachelor’s degree	95	77
Master’s degree or higher	5	12
Prefer not to say	–	1
Position*
Pre‐treatment and dosimetry	41	13
Treatment therapist	39	68
Educator	11	5
Other	9	15
Presence of work‐related stressors due to COVID‐19
Changes in staffing due to COVID‐19	40	41
Changes in patient volumes due to COVID‐19	13	21
Changes in PPE usage due to COVID‐19	29	59*
Changes in household income due to COVID‐19	– a	20
Fear of transmitting COVID‐19 into workplace	68	52*
Fear of transmitting COVID‐19 from work to family/friends	57	76*
Acquiring COVID‐19 from work	34	59*

Psychological impact due to COVID‐19 (scale 1–5)	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Work‐related stress due to COVID‐19	3.0 (1.3)	4.2 (0.8)*
Work‐related anxiety due to COVID‐19	2.2 (1.1)	3.9 (1.1)*
Work‐related insomnia due to COVID‐19	1.9 (1.0)	2.8 (1.3)*
Work‐related depression due to COVID‐19	2.0 (1.0)	2.8 (1.2)*

Chi‐square significant differences for categorical variables and independent sample t‐test for significant mean differences between Canadian and Norwegian respondents, *P < 0.05.

^aValue is suppressed due to small cell count.