Table 3. Mental health after the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Total (n = 326) | Experience in managing COVID-19 patients (n = 216) | No experience in managing COVID-19 patients (n = 110) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development or aggravation of psychiatric symptoms | |||||
| Depression | 46 (14.1) | 33 (15.3) | 13 (11.8) | 0.396 | |
| Anxiety | 64 (19.6) | 49 (22.7) | 15 (13.6) | 0.052 | |
| Insomnia | 52 (16.0) | 36 (16.7) | 16 (14.6) | 0.621 | |
| Decreased concentration, memory | 45 (13.8) | 33 (15.3) | 12 (10.9) | 0.280 | |
| Anger | 51 (15.6) | 36 (16.7) | 15 (13.6) | 0.476 | |
| Excessive drinking | 17 (5.2) | 10 (4.6) | 7 (6.4) | 0.506 | |
| Exhaustion | 46 (14.1) | 32 (14.8) | 14 (12.7) | 0.609 | |
| Guilty feeling | 17 (5.2) | 14 (6.5) | 3 (2.7) | 0.149 | |
| PC-PTSD-5 | |||||
| Normal, 0 - 1 point | 279 (85.6) | 177 (81.9) | 102 (92.7) | 0.029 | |
| Mild to moderate, 2 points | 19 (5.8) | 15 (6.9) | 4 (3.6) | - | |
| Severe, ≥3 points | 28 (8.6) | 24 (11.1) | 4 (3.6) | - | |
| ISI | |||||
| Normal, <8 points | 140 (42.9) | 82 (38.0) | 58 (52.7) | 0.063 | |
| Mild, 8 - 14 points | 130 (40.0) | 91 (42.1) | 39 (35.5) | - | |
| Moderate, 15 - 21 points | 48 (14.7) | 37 (17.1) | 11 (10.0) | - | |
| Severe, 22 - 28 points | 8 (2.5) | 6 (2.8) | 2 (1.8) | - | |
| GARS | 17.8 ± 10.8 | 18.7 ± 11.1 | 16.1 ± 9.9 | 0.042 | |
| OLBI | |||||
| Disengagement, ≥16.8 points | 273 (83.7) | 181 (83.8) | 92 (83.6) | 0.970 | |
| Exhaustion, ≥18 points | 241 (73.9) | 166 (76.9) | 75 (68.2) | 0.092 | |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PC-PTSD-5, primary care PTSD screening for DSM-5; ISI, insomnia severity index; GARS, global assessment of recent stress scale; OLBI, Oldenburg burnout inventory.