Table 4. Perception of COVID-19 related work.
| Total (n = 326) | Experience in managing COVID-19 patients (n = 216) | No experience in managing COVID-19 patients (n = 110) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerns regarding COVID-19-related worka | |||||
| My job put me in danger | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 0.231 | |
| I feel more stress at work | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.1 ± 1.1 | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 0.006 | |
| I accept the risks of taking care of COVID-19 patients | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 0.091 | |
| I’m afraid I’ll get sick from COVID-19 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 0.042 | |
| I have little control over the problem of getting myself infected or not | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 0.8 | 0.083 | |
| If I were infected with COVID-19, survival chances would be low | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.765 | |
| I think about my resignation because of COVID-19 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 0.070 | |
| I’m afraid I’ll infect others with COVID-19 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.3 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 0.014 | |
| My family and friends are worried about getting infected by me | 3.0 ± 1.3 | 3.1 ± 1.3 | 2.7 ± 1.3 | 0.009 | |
| People avoid my family because of my job | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.192 | |
| Rights and obligations about COVID-19-related work | |||||
| Health care workers are obligated to take care of patients during public health crises by emerging infectious diseases | 311 (95.4) | 208 (96.3) | 103 (93.6) | 0.278 | |
| Health care workers’ care obligation may be suspended or reduced depending on conditions | 262 (80.4) | 176 (81.5) | 86 (78.2) | 0.043 | |
| Health care workers have the right to control their working conditions during a public health crisis by emerging infectious diseases | 250 (76.7) | 170 (78.7) | 80 (72.7) | 0.228 | |
| Having experienced conflicts between the obligation to care for patients and health risks or family sacrifices | 156 (47.9) | 112 (51.9) | 44 (40.0) | ||
Values are presented as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
aEach item was measured using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither disagree nor agree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree).
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.