Table 2.
Summary of results.
| Occupation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous scores | All | Doctor | Nurse | Other | p-value |
| GAD-7 | 7 (4, 13) | 3 (1, 5.5) | 9 (6, 14) | 5 (2, 8) | 0.0001 |
| PCL-5 | 11 (3, 24) | 2.5 (1, 13) | 13 (8, 26) | 5.5 (1.5, 12.5) | 0.0009 |
| BRS | 3.5 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.7) | 3.4 (0.6) | 0.001 |
| JAWS | 66.3 (11.7) | 70.7 (11.9) | 63.8 (11.1) | 71.7 (10.9) | 0.01 |
| Categorised scores | |||||
| GAD-7 | |||||
| Normal | 64 (56%) | 18 (75%) | 35 (47%) | 11 (69%) | 0.006 |
| Further assessment needed | 32 (28%) | 2 (8%) | 28 (38%) | 2 (13%) | |
| Missing | 18 (16%) | 4 (17%) | 11 (15%) | 3 (19%) | |
| PCL-5 | |||||
| Normal | 77 (68%) | 18 (75%) | 48 (65%) | 11 (69%) | 0.3 |
| Provisional diagnosis of PTSD | 16 (14%) | 2 (8%) | 13 (18%) | 1 (6%) | |
| Missing | 21 (18%) | 4 (17%) | 13 (18%) | 4 (25%) | |
| BRS | |||||
| Low resilience | 21 (18%) | 1 (4%) | 16 (22%) | 4 (25%) | 0.02 |
| Normal resilience | 61 (54%) | 12 (50%) | 42 (57%) | 7 (44%) | |
| High resilience | 11 (10%) | 6 (25%) | 4 (5%) | 1 (6%) | |
| Missing | 21 (18%) | 5 (21%) | 12 (16%) | 4 (25%) | |
Note:
Continuous questionnaire scores (Median (IQR) or mean (SD)) and categorised score by severity, total response number and percentage. To compare continuous scores over groups, ANOVA was used for normally distributed variables, and the Kruskal–Wallis test for non-normally distributed data, and the chi-square test for categorical variables. Scores were categorised as follows: GAD-7: None/mild symptoms (0–9), moderate/severe symptoms (≥10) above which further evaluation is recommended. PCL-5: Severe (≥31) suggesting a provisional diagnosis of PTSD. BRS: Low resilience (<3), normal resilience (3–4.3), good resilience (>4.3). The occupation category of ‘Other’ includes physiotherapists, technicians and allied health professionals.
ANOVA: analysis of variance; BRS: Brief Resilience Scale; GAD-7: Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale; IQR: interquartile range; JAWS: Job-related Affective Well-being Scale; PCL-5: PTSD checklist for DSM-5 criteria; PTSD: post-traumatic stress disorder.