Table 1.
Characteristics of the healthcare professionals included in this study.
| Characteristic | Completers * | Non-Completers | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| p † | |||
| Total | 520 | 1058 | |
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 41.55 (10.69) | 40.11 (10.38) | 0.01 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.90 | ||
| Female | 321 (61.7) | 661 (62.5) | |
| Male | 198 (38.1) | 394 (37.2) | |
| Other | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Risk group, n (%) | 0.20 | ||
| No | 454 (87.3) | 897 (84.8) | |
| Yes | 66 (12.7) | 161 (15.2) | |
| Occupation, n (%) | 0.01 | ||
| Nurse | 88 (16.9) | 243 (23.0) | |
| Physician | 364 (70.0) | 667 (63.0) | |
| Other | 68 (13.1) | 148 (14.0) | |
| Workplace, n (%) | 0.39 | ||
| ICU | 117 (22.5) | 269 (25.4) | |
| Anaesthesia | 184 (35.4) | 396 (37.4) | |
| Emergency room | 37 (7.1) | 71 (6.7) | |
| Ward | 38 (7.3) | 63 (6.0) | |
| Other | 144 (27.7) | 259 (24.5) | |
| Work status, n (%) | 0.78 | ||
| Front-line | 334 (64.2) | 688 (65.0) | |
| Second-line | 186 (35.8) | 370 (35.0) | |
| Contact with COVID-19 patients during study, n (%) | |||
| No | 28 (5.4) | 436 (41.2) | 0.00 |
| Yes | 492 (94.6) | 622 (58.8) | |
| In a relationship, n (%) | 0.89 | ||
| No | 81 (15.6) | 162 (15.3) | |
| Yes | 439 (84.4) | 896 (84.7) | |
| Household, n (%) | 0.21 | ||
| Live alone | 78 (15.0) | 185 (17.5) | |
| Live with someone | 442 (85.0) | 873 (82.5) | |
| Children, n (%) | 0.42 | ||
| No | 240 (46.2) | 511 (48.3) | |
| Yes | 280 (53.8) | 547 (51.7) | |
| Infected with COVID-19 during study, n (%) | 0.00 | ||
| No | 232 (44.6) | 599 (56.6) | |
| Yes | 67 (12.9) | 32 (3.00) | |
| Do not know | 221 (42.5) | 427 (40.4) | |
| Contact with COVID-19 patients during study, n (%) | 0.00 | ||
| No | 28 (5.4) | 436 (41.2) | |
| Yes | 492 (94.6) | 622 (58.8) | |
| World region, n (%) | 0.02 | ||
| Western Europe | 258 (49.6) | 450 (42.5) | |
| Southern Europe | 112 (21.5) | 266 (25.1) | |
| Northern Europe | 80 (15.4) | 145 (13.7) | |
| North America | 43 (8.3) | 113 (10.7) | |
| Other regions | 27 (5.2) | 84 (7.9) | |
| Sense of Coherence (Work-SOC), n (%) | |||
| Low (−1SD) | 94 (18.1) | ||
| Average | 335 (64.4) | ||
| High (+1SD) | 91 (17.5) | ||
* Participants with a minimum of four out of five measurement points. † Comparisons between completers and non-completers (two-sided Welch’s t-tests for continuous data; Pearson’s chi-squared tests for categorical variables). Work-SOC, work-related Sense of Coherence Scale; ICU, intensive care unit; p-value; SD, standard deviation.