Table 3.
Regression results of the impact of COVID-19 on mental/life stress among healthcare workers, controlling for various factors.
| Variable | A. Mental health (reference = very good/excellent mental health) | B. Life stress (reference = no stress) | C. Mental health compared to pre-COVID-19 (reference = much better) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor mental health | Fair/Good mental health | Some stress | Stressful | Somewhat better/About the same | Somewhat worse/ Much worse | |||||||
| RRR | SE | RRR | SE | RRR | SE | RRR | SE | RRR | SE | RRR | SE | |
| Healthcare workers (reference = allied workers) | ||||||||||||
| Nurse | 1.88*** | .16 | 1.29*** | .06 | 1.20** | .11 | 2.11*** | .19 | .73 | .17 | 1.10 | .26 |
| Doctor | 1.84*** | .35 | 1.35*** | .13 | 2.17*** | .46 | 4.40*** | .91 | 2.13 | 1.11 | 3.53** | 1.84 |
| Other workers | 1.67*** | .14 | 1.18*** | .05 | 1.02 | .08 | 1.23*** | .10 | .63** | .12 | .62** | .12 |
| Province/Territory of residence (reference = Ontario) | ||||||||||||
| Atlantic provinces | .64*** | .06 | .81*** | .04 | .87 | .08 | .55*** | .05 | 1.12 | .29 | .80 | .20 |
| Quebec | .47*** | .07 | .74*** | .05 | .62*** | .07 | .72*** | .08 | .74 | .21 | .63* | .17 |
| Manitoba/Saskatchewan | .84 | .09 | .96 | .06 | 1.19 | .14 | 1.11 | .13 | 1.84* | .66 | 1.94* | .69 |
| Alberta | 1.05 | .09 | .93 | .05 | 1.10 | .11 | 1.11 | .11 | .75 | .16 | .90 | .19 |
| British Columbia | .94 | .10 | .96 | .06 | 1.16 | .13 | 1.12 | .12 | 1.17 | .31 | 1.27 | .33 |
| Territories | .98 | .34 | .62** | .13 | .61 | .20 | .42*** | .14 | .46 | .29 | .33* | .21 |
| Whether self-employed (reference = self-employed) | ||||||||||||
| Not self-employed | 1.63*** | .18 | 1.45*** | .07 | 1.54*** | .13 | 1.89*** | .16 | 1.93*** | .41 | 2.54*** | .54 |
| Not stated | 1.27 | .22 | 1.26*** | .10 | 1.45*** | .20 | 1.81*** | .25 | 2.14** | .72 | 2.86*** | .95 |
| Whether working full-time (reference = part-time) | ||||||||||||
| Working full-time | 1.34*** | .10 | 1.10*** | .04 | 1.23*** | .08 | 1.72*** | .12 | .95 | .16 | 1.16 | .20 |
| Not stated | 1.20 | .19 | 1.13 | .09 | .93 | .11 | .92 | .11 | .59** | .14 | .52*** | .13 |
| Age (reference = less than 35 years) | ||||||||||||
| 35 to 44 | .56*** | .04 | .77*** | .04 | .94 | .08 | 1.04 | .09 | .68* | .14 | .58*** | .12 |
| 45 to 54 | .29*** | .02 | .60*** | .03 | .79 | .07 | .87 | .07 | .84 | .18 | .49*** | .10 |
| 55 and over | .14*** | .02 | .44*** | .02 | .62*** | .05 | .52*** | .04 | 1.02 | .24 | .42*** | .10 |
| Not stated | .42* | .21 | .66 | .18 | .80 | .32 | .82 | .33 | 1.03 | .85 | .65 | .53 |
| Sex (reference = male) | ||||||||||||
| Female | 1.13 | .11 | 1.45*** | .07 | 1.49*** | .12 | 1.76*** | .14 | 1.02 | .20 | 1.24 | .24 |
| Whether visible minority (reference = not a visible minority) | ||||||||||||
| Visible minority | .80* | .09 | .77*** | .05 | .86 | .10 | .75*** | .08 | .66** | .14 | .45*** | .10 |
| Whether immigrant (reference = not immigrant) | ||||||||||||
| Immigrant | .73*** | .09 | .82*** | .05 | .78** | .08 | .73*** | .08 | .50*** | .11 | .36*** | .08 |
| Not stated | .99 | .19 | .78** | .05 | .76 | .13 | .72** | .12 | .43*** | .14 | .33*** | .10 |
| Constant | .20*** | .03 | 1.21*** | .05 | 2.84*** | .33 | 1.93*** | .22 | 31.26*** | 9.19 | 62.94*** | 18.37 |
***P ≤ .01; **P ≤ .05; *P ≤ .10; Results for the “not stated” categories have been supressed; RRR represents relative risk ratio; SE represents standard error.