Table 3.
Distribution of Faculty by Perceived Changes to Self-Care During Coronavirus Disease by Latent Class Assignment (n = 483)
| Self-care characteristics | Class 1 n = 181 | Class 2 n = 95 | Class 3 n = 125 | Class 4 n = 82 | Chi square p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepb,c | |||||
| Disturbed | 112 (61.9) | 60 (63.8) | 56 (44.8) | 28 (34.1) | <0.001 |
| No change | 52 (28.7) | 32 (34.1) | 57 (45.6) | 41 (50.0) | |
| Improved | 17 (9.4) | 2 (2.1) | 12 (9.6) | 13 (15.9) | |
| Dietb,c | |||||
| Disturbed | 93 (51.4) | 46 (48.9) | 34 (27.2) | 23 (28.1) | <0.001 |
| No change | 54 (29.8) | 37 (39.4) | 57 (45.6) | 38 (46.3) | |
| Improved | 34 (18.8) | 11 (11.7) | 34 (27.2) | 20 (24.4) | |
| Exerciseb,c | |||||
| Decreased | 112 (61.9) | 55 (58.5) | 57 (45.6) | 34 (41.5) | <0.001 |
| No change | 20 (11.0) | 22 (23.4) | 33 (26.4) | 25 (30.5) | |
| Increased | 49 (27.1) | 16 (17.0) | 35 (28.0) | 23 (28.0) | |
| Use of mental health servicesb,c | |||||
| Increased | 24 (13.3) | 12 (12.8) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (3.6) | <0.001 |
| No change | 143 (79.0) | 79 (84.0) | 116 (92.8) | 75 (91.5) | |
| Decreased | 14 (7.7) | 2 (2.1) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (3.7) | |
| Emotional support from friends, colleagues, familyb,c | |||||
| Decreased | 56 (30.9) | 32 (34.0) | 32 (25.6) | 12 (14.6) | <0.001 |
| No change | 69 (38.1) | 38 (40.4) | 61 (48.8) | 56 (68.3) | |
| Increased | 56 (30.9) | 23 (24.5) | 31 (24.8) | 14 (17.1) | |
Class 1: high work stress, high home stress, more likely to be women, assistant professors, not tenured, and more likely to have a child 12 years of age and younger; Class 2: high work stress, high home stress, more likely to be females, associate professors, tenured, and more less likely to have a child 12 years of age and younger; Class 3: moderate work stress, low home stress, more likely to be men, professors, tenured, and less likely to have a child 12 years of age and younger; Class 4: low work stress, low home stress, more likely to be males and adjunct or visiting professor, less likely to be tenured, and less likely to have a child 12 years of age and younger.
p-values <0.05 are shown in bold font.
Totals do not add up due to missing values.
Data presented as n (%) and analyzed by chi square.