Table 4.
Unadjusted estimates from linear mixed models of associations between each of profession, number of COVID patients encountered and number of COVID related deaths encountered and each psychological health outcomes
| GAD | PHQ | PTSD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coef | 95% CI | p-value | Coef | 95% CI | p-value | Coef | 95% CI | p-value | |
| COVID patients (n = 186) | 0.02 | (−0.01, 0.05) | .107 | 0.03 | (0.00, 0.06) | .039a | 0.00 | (−0.01, 0.02) | .675 |
| COVID deaths (n = 187) | 0.12 | (−0.78, 1.03) | .787 | 0.05 | (−0.75, 0.84) | .911 | −0.05 | (−0.31, 0.22) | .716 |
| Profession (n = 187) | |||||||||
| Anaesthetic consultant | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||||
| Anaesthetic/Scrub nurse | 2.80 | (1.14, 4.46) | .001a | 3.25 | (1.55, 4.95) | <.001a | 1.20 | (0.65, 1.76) | <.001a |
| Anaesthetic/Surgical trainee | 0.24 | (−1.79, 2.27) | .814 | 0.69 | (−1.39, 2.77) | .515 | 0.34 | (−0.32, 1.01) | .316 |
| Technician | 7.54 | (5.00, 10.09) | <.001a | 8.92 | (6.31, 11.52) | <.001a | 2.13 | (1.28, 2.98) | <.001a |
| Surgical consultant | −2.27 | (−4.21, −0.34) | 0.021a | −2.40 | (−4.39, −0.42) | .018a | −0.41 | (−1.04, 0.23) | .209 |
| Other | 1.47 | (−0.56, 3.51) | .157 | 3.09 | (1.01, 5.17) | .004a | 0.56 | (−0.13, 1.26) | .114 |
Note. GAD = generalised anxiety score; PHQ = patient health questionnaire; PTSD = post-traumatic stress score; CI = confidence interval; Coef. = coefficient.
aStatistically significant.