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 |