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. 2021 Dec 17;159(6):268–277. doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2021.11.007

Table 3.

Results of the quantitative psychological assessment at baseline.

VASS
PCL-5
PSS-10
STAI-S
STAI-T
PHQ-2
N Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D.
Gender
 Men 17 40.53 21.57 17.82 12.39 14.24 4.88 19.65 8.60 16.18 7.46 .35 .79
 Women 124 50.84 22.33 21.87 12.81 17.35 5.98 26.61 9.84 20.90 8.37 1.10 1.31
 p-Value ** * *



Psychiatric history
 No 127 48.80 23.53 20.22 12.42 16.05 6.35 24.45 10.89 17.34 7.39 .073 .93
 Yes 14 56.77 15.88 23.69 13.31 17.31 6.45 26.23 10.51 24.31 7.41 1.38 1.66
 p-Value



Professional category
 Physicians 35 53.83 22.77 18.00 13.12 17.46 7.45 25.23 12.53 19.51 9.33 .46 .95
 Nurses 85 47.78 21.65 22.65 12.51 16.62 5.43 25.59 8.73 20.71 8.36 1.16 1.33
 Nurse aides 21 49.90 24.93 21.90 12.92 17.57 5.13 27.43 10.03 20.14 6.98 1.29 1.35
 p-Value .**



Weekly working hours
 Part-time 13 48.00 31.26 23.69 16.46 19.62 6.74 28.00 13.19 23.38 11.42 1.08 1.50
 Full-time 128 49.76 21.48 21.15 12.41 16.70 5.80 25.55 9.58 20.02 8.01 1.00 1.26
 p-Value



Working shift
 Mornings 64 50.98 21.88 20.52 13.03 17.05 5.88 24.89 9.84 20.19 8.53 .91 1.16
 Afternoons 21 54.86 19.43 24.29 14.21 15.90 5.61 28.86 11.21 21.43 6.79 1.29 1.49
 Nights 37 43.59 23.74 22.68 11.02 17.08 5.52 25.38 8.46 21.05 8.11 1.30 1.49
 On-call 19 50.79 23.90 18.58 13.61 17.68 7.39 26.11 11.48 18.16 10.09 .47 .70
 p-Value



Physical activity
 Low 17 60.00 24.10 27.35 15.43 21.47 6.34 33.18 11.70 26.82 10.32 1.71 1.65
 Medium 77 49.16 21.57 21.16 12.15 16.79 5.54 25.05 8.97 20.32 7.86 1.06 1.33
 High 47 46.55 22.56 19.60 12.43 15.64 5.73 24.28 9.82 17.98 7.32 .66 .89
 p-Value ** * ** *



Medical service working
 Covid-19 wards 50 52.92 19.44 18.82 11.99 17.06 6.41 25.32 9.26 20.98 8.87 1.24 1.33
 Emergency service 60 47.42 24.45 21.93 12.04 16.67 5.81 25.10 10.02 19.80 8.08 .88 1.14
 ICU 31 48.45 22.88 24.45 14.89 17.42 5.48 27.81 10.84 20.29 8.37 .87 1.43
 p-Value



Off work due to Covid-19
 No 78 49.18 24.15 21.41 13.43 16.65 6.19 24.96 10.74 19.54 8.11 .85 1.29
 Yes 63 50.11 20.25 21.35 12.05 17.37 5.60 26.78 8.82 21.30 8.67 1.21 1.25
 p-Value *



Request help
 No 121 49.00 23.25 20.11 12.41 16.64 5.96 25.15 10.14 19.73 8.31 .87 1.15
 Yes 20 53.20 16.52 29.10 12.62 18.95 5.43 29.55 7.78 23.95 8.13 1.85 1.66
 p-Value ** * * **



Under stress-related medication
 No 111 49.00 22.37 19.80 12.69 16.49 5.99 24.97 10.27 19.25 8.22 .77 1.04
 Yes 30 51.80 22.82 27.23 11.56 18.77 5.41 28.73 8.05 24.30 7.90 1.87 1.68
 p-Value ** * ** ***



Working hours increase
 No 57 48.96 22.52 22.04 13.18 16.93 5.80 26.26 10.51 20.75 8.24 1.07 1.21
 Yes 84 50.02 22.47 20.94 12.57 17.00 6.04 25.44 9.57 20.04 8.52 .96 1.33
 p-Value



Smoker
 No 97 50.04 22.69 19.71 12.33 16.71 6.02 25.29 10.24 19.98 8.52 .90 1.14
 Yes 44 48.61 22.04 25.07 13.15 17.55 5.75 26.84 9.26 21.09 8.13 1.25 1.53
 p-Value *



Substance abuse
 No 96 49.64 22.65 19.01 11.15 17.06 6.03 25.32 9.87 20.33 8.05 .95 1.16
 Yes 45 49.51 22.17 26.44 14.61 16.78 5.76 26.73 10.11 20.31 9.15 1.13 1.52
 p-Value **

Note.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.