TABLE 2.
Experiences, fears, concerns, and work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic (China, 2021).
| Category | Total, N (%) | Doctors (n = 396) | Nurses (n = 573) | Other health personnel (n = 294) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assigned to a new team or functions | 0.002 | |||||
| Yes | 569 (45.1) | 150 (37.9) | 282 (49.2) | 137 (46.6) | ||
| No | 694 (54.9) | 246 (62.1) | 291 (50.8) | 157 (53.4) | ||
| Working days in a week during the outbreak | <0.001 | |||||
| ≤5 | 695 (55.0) | 184 (46.5) | 357 (62.3) | 154 (52.4) | ||
| >5 | 568 (45.0) | 212 (53.5) | 216 (37.7) | 140 (47.6) | ||
| Daily working hours | 0.042 | |||||
| 1 to 8 | 749 (59.3) | 215 (54.3) | 357 (62.3) | 177 (60.2) | ||
| 9 to 24 | 514 (40.7) | 181 (45.7) | 216 (37.7) | 117 (39.8) | ||
| Place of work during the outbreak | 0.001 | |||||
| Work unit | 1,058 (83.8) | 344 (86.9) | 486 (84.8) | 228 (77.6) | ||
| At home | 39 (3.1) | 10 (2.5) | 9 (1.6) | 20 (6.8) | ||
| Both (work unit and at home) | 139 (11.0) | 35 (8.8) | 64 (11.2) | 40 (13.6) | ||
| Other | 27 (2.1) | 7 (1.8) | 14 (2.4) | 6 (2.0) | ||
| Close contact with patients who were suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases | ||||||
| Yes | 978 (77.4) | 330 (83.3) | 432 (75.4) | 216 (73.5) | 0.009 | |
| No | 226 (17.9) | 50 (12.6) | 116 (20.2) | 60 (20.4) | ||
| I don’t know | 59 (4.7) | 16 (4.0) | 25 (4.4) | 18 (6.1) | ||
| Went to Wuhan during the outbreak | 0.099 | |||||
| Yes | 39 (3.1) | 10 (2.5) | 24 (4.2) | 5 (1.7) | ||
| No | 1,224 (96.9) | 386 (97.5) | 549 (95.8) | 289 (98.3) | ||
| Reason to go to Wuhan | 0.044 a | |||||
| Support as a medical worker | 32 (2.5) | 9 (2.3) | 21 (3.7) | 2 (0.7) | ||
| Visit friends/relatives | 3 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | ||
| Other | 4 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| N/R | 1,224 (96.9) | 386 (97.5) | 549 (95.8) | 289 (98.3) | ||
| PPE availability | <0.001 | |||||
| Very insufficient | 67 (5.3) | 33 (8.3) | 26 (4.5) | 8 (2.7) | ||
| Not enough | 598 (47.3) | 211 (53.3) | 256 (44.7) | 131 (44.6) | ||
| Enough | 592 (46.9) | 149 (37.6) | 288 (50.3) | 155 (52.7) | ||
| Not applicable | 6 (0.5) | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Worried about getting COVID-19 | 0.001 | |||||
| Not worried at all | 132 (10.5) | 40 (10.1) | 57 (9.9) | 35 (11.9) | ||
| A little worried | 773 (61.2) | 252 (63.6) | 322 (56.2) | 199 (67.7) | ||
| Quite worried | 193 (15.3) | 64 (16.2) | 95 (16.6) | 34 (11.6) | ||
| Very worried | 165 (13.1) | 40 (10.1) | 99 (17.3) | 26 (8.8) | ||
| Days in isolation for being suspected or a confirmed case of COVID-19 | <0.001 | |||||
| 0 | 978 (77.4) | 328 (82.8) | 409 (71.4) | 241 (82.0) | ||
| 1 to 15 | 230 (18.2) | 48 (12.1) | 135 (23.6) | 47 (16.0) | ||
| 16 to 30 | 29 (2.3) | 10 (2.5) | 14 (2.4) | 5 (1.7) | ||
| More than 30 | 26 (2.1) | 10 (2.5) | 15 (2.6) | 1 (0.3) | ||
| Worried about infecting your relatives | <0.001 | |||||
| Not worried at all | 39 (3.1) | 10 (2.5) | 16 (2.8) | 13 (4.4) | ||
| A little worried | 430 (34.0) | 152 (38.4) | 160 (27.9) | 118 (40.1) | ||
| Quite worried | 368 (29.1) | 133 (33.6) | 148 (25.8) | 87 (29.6) | ||
| Very worried | 426 (33.7) | 101 (25.5) | 249 (43.5) | 76 (25.9) | ||
| As a health worker, I feel stigmatized or discriminated due to the new COVID-19 epidemic | 0.294 | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 614 (48.6) | 184 (46.5) | 274 (47.8) | 156 (53.1) | ||
| Disagree | 543 (43.0) | 170 (42.9) | 254 (44.3) | 36 (6.3) | ||
| Agree | 89 (7.0) | 37 (9.3) | 36 (6.3) | 16 (5.4) | ||
| Strongly agree | 17 (1.3) | 5 (1.3) | 9 (1.6) | 3 (1.0) | ||
| As a health worker, I have experienced violence during the pandemic | 0.007 | |||||
| Strongly disagree | 551 (43.6) | 154 (38.9) | 246 (42.9) | 151 (51.4) | ||
| Disagree | 578 (45.8) | 201 (50.8) | 254 (44.3) | 123 (41.8) | ||
| Agree | 119 (9.4) | 36 (9.1) | 67 (11.7) | 16 (5.4) | ||
| Strongly agree | 15 (1.2) | 5 (1.3) | 6 (1.0) | 4 (1.4) | ||
| Patients with COVID-19 that you directly cared for passed away | 0.009 | |||||
| No | 1,143 (91.1) | 353 (89.6) | 512 (90.3) | 278 (94.6) | ||
| Yes | 79 (6.3) | 27 (6.9) | 45 (7.9) | 7 (2.4) | ||
| I don’t know | 33 (2.6) | 10 (1.8) | 10 (1.8) | 9 (3.1) | ||
| I have a reliable social support at work | 0.550 | |||||
| Disagree | 121 (9.6) | 43 (10.9) | 50 (8.7) | 28 (9.5) | ||
| Agree | 1,142 (90.4) | 353 (89.1) | 523 (91.3) | 266 (90.5) | ||
| The pandemic affected the family’s financial situation | <0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 845 (66.9) | 268 (67.7) | 409 (71.4) | 168 (57.1) | ||
| No | 418 (33.1) | 128 (32.3) | 164 (28.6) | 126 (42.9) |
a
Fisher exact test used.
p-values in bold indicate statistical significance.
Chi-square test used unless otherwise noted.