Skip to main content
. 2022 Mar 31;17(3):e0266228. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266228

Table 3. Multinomial logistic regression model of depressive symptoms among 3071 residents from Brazil, 2020.

Depressiond
Mild Moderate Severe
Ref cRRRa aRRRb 95%CIc p value cRRR aRRR 95%CI p value
Gender (ref: male) 1.80 1.61 1.30–2.00 <0.01 2.53 2.13 1.72–2.64 <0.01
Specialty
 Diagnostic and therapeutic support ref ref
 Clinical specialties 0.93 0.96 0.58–1.59 0.88 1.22 1.28 0.78–2.12 0.33
 Surgical specialties 0.70 0.66 0.40–1.11 0.12 0.76 0.67 0.40–1.12 0.13
Hospital nature (ref: private) 0.95 1.10 0.83–1.43 0.53 0.80 0.99 0.76–1.30 0.96
Have contact with Covid-19 patients 1.18 1.09 0.88–1.34 0.44 1.54 1.42 1.16–1.75 <0.01
Feel prepared to treat patients of Covid-19 0.66 0.72 0.59–0.89 <0.01 0.50 0.59 0.48–0.72 <0.01
Avoidance of seeing patients with confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19 1.51 1.36 1.10–1.68 <0.01 1.68 1.43 1.17–1.75 <0.01
Supervisors do not provide the necessary support for the treatment of Covid-19’s patients 1.26 1.20 0.97–1.5 0.09 1.92 1.81 1.48–2.22 <0.01
Work in a wing with high risk of contamination with Covid-19 1.42 1.38 1.10–1.72 <0.01 1.74 1.53 1.23–1.90 <0.01
Personal protection equipment is not efficacious to keep me safe 1.55 1.38 1.11–1.71 <0.01 1.96 1.42 1.16–1.75 <0.01
Hospital provides personal protection equipment 0.83 0.92 0.74–1.16 0.50 0.64 0.74 0.60–0.92 <0.01
Afraid of getting Covid-19 and transmitting it to my significant ones 2.02 1.56 1.10–2.21 0.01 3.16 2.22 1.54–3.20 <0.01
Personal relationships impaired since the pandemic 2.18 2.18 1.76–2.70 <0.01 3.90 4.07 3.27–5.07 <0.01

a crude relative risk ratio;

b adjusted relative risk ratio;

c 95% confidence interval