Table 3.
Attitudes relating to COVID-19 among nursing care workers.
| Participants, n (%) (n = 481) |
|
|---|---|
| My job holds a high risk against COVID-19 infection, n (%), n = 480 | |
| Agree | 301 (62.7) |
| Disagree | 57 (11.9) |
| Neither agree/disagree | 122 (25.4) |
| I feel a possibility of infection, n (%) n = 456 | 405 (88.8) |
| How threatened do you feel by COVID-19? n (%), n = 468 | |
| Very threatened | 310 (66.2) |
| Threatened | 145 (31.0) |
| Not so threatened | 13 (2.8) |
| What is the cause of feeling threatened by COVID-19? *, n (%), n = 478 | |
| I may infect | 405 (84.7) |
| I may let someone infect me | 401 (83.9) |
| I may die | 282 (59.0) |
| I may be quarantined if infected | 189 (39.5) |
| My work and daily life may be limited | 309 (64.6) |
| Currently, there are no effective medications or vaccinations | 304 (63.6) |
| I will feel embarrassed if I become infected with COVID-19, n (%) n = 450 | 176 (39.1) |
| I think COVID-19 will converge, n (%) | |
| Agree | 131 (27.2) |
| Disagree | 98 (20.4) |
| Neither agree/disagree | 252 (52.4) |
| The infection control measures in the workplace where I work are sufficient, n (%) | |
| Agree | 212 (44.1) |
| Disagree | 54 (11.2) |
| Neither agree/disagree | 215 (44.7) |
| I want to keep my current job despite the high risk of COVID-19 infection, n (%) n = 445 | 382 (85.8) |
| I am proud of my job, n (%) n = 451 | 402 (89.1) |
| COVID-19 is a preventable disease, n (%) n = 476 | |
| Agree | 184 (38.7) |
| Disagree | 41 (8.6) |
| Neither agree/disagree | 251 (52.7) |
| Influenza is a preventable disease, n (%) n = 476 | |
| Agree | 343 (72.1) |
| Disagree | 41 (8.6) |
| Neither agree/disagree | 92 (19.3) |
* Multiple choice question.