TABLE 1.
Characteristics and COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Occupational Experiences of New York State Health Care Workers Between April 28 and June 30, 2020
| MD/DOa | NP/CNMWa | PAa | Totala,b | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (SE) | % | (SE) | % | (SE) | % | (SE) | |
| Profession | ||||||||
| MD/DO | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74.2 | (1.1) |
| NP/CNMW | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3 | (0.8) |
| PA | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.4 | (0.9) |
| Female | 34.9 | (1.3) | 92.8 | (1.4) | 68.4 | (4.4) | 47.3 | (1.2) |
| Age | ||||||||
| <40 | 19.5 | (1.1) | 25.8 | (2.3) | 20.6 | (2.6) | 20.5 | (1.0) |
| 40–59 | 55.7 | (1.5) | 48.4 | (2.7) | 72.5 | (3.2) | 56.4 | (1.2) |
| ≥60 | 24.9 | (1.2) | 25.9 | (2.5) | 6.9 | (1.8) | 23.1 | (1.0) |
| NYC metro usualc | 72.3 | (1.2) | 57.4 | (2.5) | 60.4 | (4.2) | 68.8 | (1.1) |
| Specialty | ||||||||
| Primary care | 29.1 | (1.3) | 38 | (2.5) | 26.4 | (3.8) | 30.2 | (1.1) |
| Pediatrics | 16.4 | (1.1) | 12 | (1.7) | 6 | (2.3) | 14.7 | (0.9) |
| Emergency | 9 | (0.9) | 3.1 | (0.9) | 16 | (3.3) | 8.8 | (0.7) |
| Critical care | 7.8 | (0.8) | 3.7 | (1.0) | 3.1 | (1.8) | 6.7 | (0.7) |
| Non-surgical specialties | 19 | (1.2) | 25.6 | (2.3) | 17.9 | (3.4) | 19.9 | (1.0) |
| Surgery | 12.2 | (1.0) | 7.9 | (1.4) | 26 | (4.1) | 13 | (0.9) |
| Behavioral | 6 | (0.7) | 8.9 | (1.6) | 3 | (1.5) | 6.1 | (0.6) |
| Other | 0.5 | (0.2) | 0.6 | (0.4) | 1.6 | (1.5) | 0.7 | (0.2) |
| Has children younger than 18 yrs | 44.4 | (1.5) | 39.8 | (2.5) | 52.8 | (4.5) | 44.6 | (1.3) |
| Answered survey anonymously | 33.7 | (1.4) | 27.2 | (2.3) | 22 | (3.4) | 31.5 | (1.2) |
| Redeployment/function change | ||||||||
| None | 60.1 | (1.5) | 56.3 | (2.6) | 65.7 | (4.2) | 60.1 | (1.2) |
| Same location, changed function | 23.5 | (1.3) | 24.5 | (2.3) | 19.8 | (3.6) | 23.3 | (1.1) |
| Redeployed | 16.4 | (1.1) | 19.3 | (2.0) | 14.5 | (3.0) | 16.6 | (0.9) |
| Hours worked in past 2 wks, change | ||||||||
| Less | 34.8 | (1.4) | 52.3 | (2.6) | 54.2 | (4.5) | 39.5 | (1.2) |
| Same as usual | 43.7 | (1.5) | 29.4 | (2.4) | 29.4 | (4.1) | 40 | (1.2) |
| More | 21.6 | (1.2) | 18.4 | (2.1) | 16.4 | (3.4) | 20.5 | (1.0) |
| Work hours, past 2 wks | ||||||||
| None | 4.6 | (0.6) | 5.4 | (1.2) | 7.7 | (2.6) | 5.1 | (0.5) |
| 1–40 | 21.5 | (1.2) | 15.4 | (2.0) | 10.2 | (2.5) | 19.4 | (1.0) |
| 41–80 | 42.6 | (1.5) | 59 | (2.6) | 55.1 | (4.5) | 46.4 | (1.3) |
| 81–100 | 16.5 | (1.1) | 15.1 | (1.9) | 21.1 | (3.8) | 16.7 | (1.0) |
| 101–280 | 14.8 | (1.1) | 5 | (1.2) | 6 | (2.5) | 12.4 | (0.9) |
| Worked with COVID-19 patients | 52 | (1.5) | 43.5 | (2.6) | 59.6 | (4.4) | 51.5 | (1.3) |
| Has family/friends who died | 20.9 | (1.2) | 22.5 | (2.3) | 19.3 | (3.6) | 21 | (1.0) |
| COVID-19 symptoms | 27.6 | (1.3) | 37.9 | (2.5) | 37.8 | (4.5) | 30.3 | (1.2) |
| Patients died | 61.2 | (1.4) | 48.3 | (2.6) | 54 | (4.5) | 58.4 | (1.2) |
| Involved in triage decisions | 13.7 | (1.1) | 8.3 | (1.5) | 6.8 | (2.2) | 12.1 | (0.9) |
| PPE shortages | 55.1 | (1.5) | 57.2 | (2.6) | 65.4 | (4.2) | 56.5 | (1.2) |
| Other shortages | 37 | (1.4) | 31.6 | (2.4) | 37.3 | (4.4) | 36.2 | (1.2) |
aWeighted percentages.
bInformation was missing for variables for the following numbers of observations: sex, n = 19; age, n = 113; NYC metro area, n = 36; specialty, n = 9; children <18, n = 3; redeployment or change in function, n = 52; change in hours worked, n = 6; number of hours worked, n = 43; worked with COVID-19 patients, n = 7; family/friends died, n = 5; COVID-19 symptoms, n = 31; patients died, n = 20; involved in triage decisions, n = 15.
cUsual practice location in New York City, Long Island, Westchester, or Rockland Counties.