Table 2.
Means (SDs) medians, and percent above cut-off of psychological constructs across the two major staff groupings with t statistics and p levels.
| Dental trainee | Primary dental care | Total sample | Trainee vs. primary care | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | t | p | |
| Preparedness† | |||||||||||
| Prepared for C-19 | 2.29 | 0.60 | 2.2 | 2.04 | 0.66 | 2 | 2.12 | 0.65 | 2.1 | 3.37 | <0.001# |
| Prepared to give quality care | 3.73 | 0.72 | 3.71 | 3.58 | 0.72 | 3.57 | 3.64 | 0.69 | 3.57 | 1.82 | 0.07 |
| Impact of Events due to C-19 | |||||||||||
| Intrusiveness | 0.98 | 0.82 | 0.75 | 1.15 | 0.91 | 1.00 | 1.09 | 0.88 | 0.88 | −1.62 | 0.11 |
| Avoidance | 1.04 | 0.83 | 0.88 | 1.09 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.88 | −0.54 | 0.59 |
| Hyperarousal | 0.81 | 0.85 | 0.50 | 1.05 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.97 | 0.92 | 0.67 | −2.18 | 0.03 |
| Total Score | 0.95 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 1.08 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 1.04 | 0.82 | 0.86 | −1.34 | 0.18 |
| (percent above cut-off) | 27.5% | 32.3% | 30.4% | ||||||||
| Burnout Scales | |||||||||||
| Emotional Exhaustion | 22.32 | 10.11 | 21.00 | 31.70 | 16.31 | 28.00 | 28.53 | 15.17 | 25.00 | −5.49 | <0.001 |
| (percent above cut-off) | 25.7% | 55.6% | 45.5% | ||||||||
| Depersonalisation | 7.74 | 3.45 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 5.24 | 7.00 | 8.57 | 4.74 | 7.00 | −2.29 | 0.02 |
| (percent above cut-off) | 18.2% | 32.2% | 27.5% | ||||||||
| Depressive Symptoms | 1.83 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 1.76 | 2.00 | 1.96 | 1.68 | 2.00 | −1.02 | 0.31 |
| (percent above cut-off) | 25.2% | 28.8% | 27.6% | ||||||||
No cut-off values on this this scale.
significant differences in bold.