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. 2021 Nov 17;13(11):e19677. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19677

Table 4. COVID-19 and emotional well-being: comparison of survey results between surgical and primary care residents.

Variable Residency Type Sex
Primary Care  n = 60 Surgery  n = 136 χ2 (φ) Female  n = 96 Male  n = 98 χ2 (φ)
(Q13) Empathy has increased since the start of COVID-19     5.26 (.164)     6.04 (.197)
       Strongly Disagree 3 (5.0%) 13 (9.6%)   9 (9.4%) 7 (7.1%)  
       Disagree 14 (23.3%) 38 (27.9%)   25 (26.0%) 25 (25.5%)  
       Neutral 23 (38.3%) 59 (43.4%)   39 (40.6%) 43 (43.9%)  
       Agree 18 (30.0%) 23 (16.9%)   23 (24.0%) 18 (18.4%)  
       Strongly Agree 2 (3.3%) 3 (2.2%)   0 (0.0%) 5 (5.1%)  
(Q16) Mindfulness (awareness and presence) have increased since the start of COVID-19     2.47 (.113)     6.74 (.187)
       Strongly Disagree 3 (5.0%) 16 (30.7%)   8 (8.4%) 11(11.2%)  
       Disagree 16 (26.7%) 30 (22.2%)   23 (24.2%) 23 (23.5%)  
       Neutral 22 (36.7%) 47 (34.8%)   31 (32.6%) 37 (37.8%)  
       Agree 18 (3.0%) 39 (28.9%)   33 (34.7%) 23 (23.5%)  
       Strongly Agree 1 (1.7%) 3 (2.2%)   0 (0.0%) 4 (4.1%)  
(Q17) The feeling of peace has increased since COVID-19     4.88 (.158)     8.39 (.209)
       Strongly Disagree 29 (48.3%) 50 (37.0%)   46 (48.4%) 32 (32.7%)  
       Disagree 16 (26.7%) 50 (37.0%)   31 (32.6%) 34 (34.7%)  
       Neutral 7 (11.7%) 24 (17.8%)   9 (9.5%) 22 (22.4%)  
       Agree 7 (11.7%) 9 (6.7%)   8 (8.4%) 8 (8.2%)  
       Strongly Agree 1 (1.7%) 2 (1.5%)   1 (1.1%) 2 (2.0%)  
(Q18) Insight and rationality has increased since COVID-19     5.61 (.230)     5.94 (.175)
       Strongly Disagree 5 (8.3%) 16 (11.9%)   12 (12.6%) 9 (9.2%)  
       Disagree 23 (38.3%) 30 (22.2%)   32 (33.7%) 20 (20.4%)  
       Neutral 22 (36.7%) 61 (45.1%)   36 (37.9%) 47 (48.0%)  
       Agree 9 (15.0%) 24 (17.8%)   13 (13.7%) 19 (19.4%)  
       Strongly Agree 1 (1.7%) 4 (2.7%)   2 (2.1%) 3 (3.1%)  
* p-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01; *** p-value < 0.001