Table 1.
Participating perioperative staff demographic characteristics at entry to the studya and overall COVID-exposure details
| N = 193 | |
|---|---|
| Age group (years), n (%) | |
| >20–30 | 28 (15) |
| >30–40 | 66 (34) |
| >40–50 | 53 (28) |
| >50–60 | 34 (17) |
| >60–70 | 10 (5) |
| >70 | 2 (1) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 116 (60) |
| Male | 74 (38) |
| Other | 3 (2) |
| Living with a child <16 years old, n (%) | 61 (32) |
| Living with an adult >65 years old, n (%) | 15 (8) |
| Profession, n (%) | |
| Anaesthetic consultant | 41 (21) |
| Anaesthetic nurse | 36 (19) |
| Anaesthetic trainee | 18 (9) |
| Scrub nurse | 21 (11) |
| Surgical consultant | 29 (15) |
| Surgical trainee | 8 (4) |
| Technician | 13 (7) |
| Other | 27 (14) |
| Average hours worked per week, mean (SD), min–max | 37.5 (10.9), 1–70 |
| Number of years worked at current role, mean (SD), min–max | 10.8 (9.8), 0–43 |
| Working locationb, n (%) | |
| Operating theatre | 149 (77) |
| Intensive care unit | 2 (1) |
| Recovery area | 29 (15) |
| Emergency department | 10 (5) |
| Dedicated COVID ward | 1 (1) |
| Non-COVID ward | 13 (7) |
| Other | 35 (18) |
| Pre-existing baseline mental health issues, including anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, n (%) | 36 (19) |
| Number of COVID-19 patients encountered every 4 weeks, mean (SD), min–max | 4 (15), 0–240 |
| Total number of participants who encountered COVID-related deaths, n(%) | 6 (3) |
| Total number of participants tested positive, n (%) | 17 (9) |
| Total number of participants who had been quarantined, n (%) | 17 (9) |
| Total number of participants with close friends or relatives tested positive with COVID-19, n (%) | 23 (12) |
| Total number of participants with close friends or relatives died from COVID-19, n (%) | 3 (2) |
aStaff could enter the study at any point during the seven survey rounds.
bStaff could indicate multiple working locations.