Table 3.
Comparison of traumatic events reported by respondents in the first (April–May 2020) and second (April–May 2021) assessment points.
| First Assessment | Second Assessment | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Rank | n | % | Rank | Δ Rank | |
| High number of deaths, patients dying alone, use of telephone to communicate the death of loved ones | 73 | 18.9 | 3 | 71 | 31.1 | 1 | +2 |
| Feeling under pressure due to time and staff constraints | 102 | 26.4 | 1 | 56 | 24.6 | 2 | −1 |
| Fear of being infected and/or infecting others | 82 | 21.2 | 2 | 25 | 11.0 | 3 | −1 |
| Insufficient supervision, unclear guidelines, shortage of PPE | 44 | 11.4 | 4 | 20 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Reassigned to a COVID-19 unit | 31 | 8.0 | 5 | 15 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 |
| Infection or death of a relative, friend or colleague | 13 | 3.4 | 8 | 14 | 6.1 | 6 | +2 |
| Difficult ethical decisions in a short time | 16 | 4.1 | 6 | 12 | 5.3 | 7 | −1 |
| Being infected with COVID-19 | 14 | 3.6 | 7 | 9 | 3.9 | 8 | −1 |
| Difficulty of balancing work and family life | 11 | 2.8 | 9 | 6 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| 386 | 100.0 | 228 | 100.0 | ||||