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. 2022 Jun 6;140(4):553–558. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2021.0287.R1.291021

Table 3. Comparison of characteristics of participants with and without depersonalization.

Characteristics With depersonalization (78) n (%) Without depersonalization (187) n (%) Overall (265) n (%) P
Women 49 (62.8) 155 (82.9) 204 (77) 0.01
Age years < 33 48 (61.5) 79 (42.2) 127 (49.7) 0.04
Married 33 (42.3) 110 (58.8) 122 (46) 0.01
Professional history
Physicians 25 (32) 37 (19.0) 62 (23.4)
Other healthcare workers 53 (67.9) 150 (80.2) 203 (76.6) 0.03
Occupation
Physician 25 (32.1) 37 (19.8) 62 (23.4)
Nurse 14 (17.9) 51 (27.3) 65 (24.5)
Nurse technologist 17 (21.8) 41 (21.9) 58 (21.9)
Physiotherapists 22 (28.2) 58 (31) 80 (30.2) 0.13
Work in ≥ 2 hospitals 41 (52.6) 65 (34.5) 106 (40) 0.007
Changes in relation to pre-pandemic period
Increased workload 70 (89.7) 145 (77.5) 215 (81.1) 0.02
Increased income source 66 (84.6) 147 (78.6) 213 (80.4) 0.26
Increased drinking of alcohol 25 (32.5) 47 (25.1) 72 (27.2) 0.27
Working more than 30 hours/week 77 (98.7) 169 (90.4) 246 (92.8) 0.01
Length of experience less than six years 59 (75.6) 141 (75.4) 200 (75) 0.96