Table 5.

Supporting factors unique to the pandemic

Supporting factor	Mean score (range 1–3)	Std deviation	Number of participants stating the factor as being irrelevant for them
Family and friends	2.69	0.57	1
Co-workers	2.50	0.66	3
Community	1.99	0.88	9
Management	2.02	0.88	5
Improvement of physical working conditions	2.17	0.88	9
Reduced working hours	2.43	0.84	38
Working 12/24 shifts	1.77	0.90	17a
Improved wages	2.43	0.76	26

^athose who stated that the switch to 12/24-h shifts was helpful had an average of 5.13 24-h shifts per month, compared to an average of 3.8 for those who found the change unhelpful