Table 2:

Staff “Emotions” during MERS and COVID-19 (n=102, Maximum Score 3)

		During MERS		During COVID-19
Number	Questions about the staff “Emotions”	Answered Yes (%)	Mean Score (SD)	Answered Yes (%)	Mean Score (SD)	P Value
1	You felt that you had to do your job as it was your professional and ethical duty	92	2.45 (0.94)	94	2.49 (0.85)	0.33
2	You felt nervous and scared	92	2.14 (0.96)	92	2.27 (0.91)	0.06
3	You felt exhausted from the extra workload	82	1.51 (1)	90	2.06 (1)	<0.001*
4	You were disturbed that employees in non-Coronavirus units avoided you	76	1.43 (1.06)	92	1.80 (0.95)	<0.001*
5	Appreciation of your high-risk work by the Hospital administration uplifted your morale	86	1.96 (1.13)	88	2.22 (1.10)	0.07
6	You expected/expect financial compensation after the outbreak	75	1.88 (1.28)	88	2.21 (1.09)	0.001*
7	You would have liked financial compensation during the outbreak	69	1.78 (1.34)	86	2.24 (1.14)	0.001*
8	You felt it was unfair that some staff were exposed to coronavirus patients while others were not involved at all	73	1.55 (1.6)	84	1.9 (1.06)	<0.001*
9	You tried curtailing your contact with the coronavirus infected patients (eg, shorten your trips to patient rooms)	76	1.67 (1.14)	82	1.75 (1.07)	0.40
10	You felt irritated that your workload increased substantially in comparison to employees in non-coronavirus units	59	0.92 (1.01)	71	1.2 (1.03)	0.01*
11	You were unhappy to do overtime	61	2.06 (0.94)	65	2.02 (0.92)	0.18
12	You thought of quitting your job	47	1.04 (1.23)	49	1.08 (1.24)	0.33
13	If optional, you would have worked in a Non-MERS/Non-COVID unit	45	0.82 (1.1)	45	0.84 (1.08)	0.41
14	You thought of calling in sick	39	0.63 (0.91)	41	0.75 (1.05)	0.18
15	You felt it was better to get infected by coronavirus and attain natural immunity	18	0.24 (0.55)	31	0.51 (0.88)	<0.001*

Response Score Key; 0=No; 1=Slightly; 2=Moderately; 3-Very Much.

^*Favors COVID-19