Table 5:
“External factors” that helped reduced stress during MERS and COVID-19 (n=102, Maximum Score 3)
| During MERS | During COVID-19 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | External factors that helped reduce stress | Answered Yes (%) | Mean Score (SD) | Answered Yes (%) | Mean Score (SD) | P Value |
| 1 | Support from colleagues in workplace | 98 | 2.45 (0.75) | 100 | 2.49 (0.72) | 0.62 |
| 2 | Your colleagues infected with Coronavirus got better | 96 | 2.43 (0.80) | 98 | 2.51 (0.75) | 0.18 |
| 3 | Availability of potential treatment for the coronavirus | 94 | 2.35 (0.78) | 97 | 2.41 (0.9) | 0.54 |
| 4 | Protective equipment provided to you by the Hospital | 96 | 2.37 (0.82) | 94 | 2.19 (0.93) | 0.06 |
| 5 | Majority patient recovering from infection | 96 | 2.29 (0.85) | 94 | 2.16 (0.92) | 0.07 |
| 6 | Possibility of extra compensation | 92 | 2.22 (0.96) | 92 | 2.16 (0.96) | 0.49 |
| 7 | Confidence in the hospital staff in case you got sick from coronavirus | 90 | 1.98 (1.00) | 90 | 1.96 (1.01) | 0.57 |
| 8 | Clear and consistent guidelines from Hospital for infection prevention | 88 | 2.01 (1.04) | 88 | 2.06 (1.04) | 0.68 |
| 9 | Sharing jokes or humor among colleagues | 88 | 1.73 (0.99) | 88 | 1.84 (0.98) | 0.09 |
| 10 | None of the staff getting the infection while using strict protective measures | 80 | 1.75 (1.12) | 86 | 1.86 (1.03) | 0.38 |
0=No; 1=Mildly Effective; 2=Moderately Effective; 3=Extremely Effective in Reducing Stress