TABLE 1.
Experiences and variability of anxiety, depression, stress, and professional quality of life by participant demographics
| Total | Anxiety: categorical (%) | Depression: categorical | PSS | Professional QoL: mean | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | No anxiety | Anxiety | Sig. | No or minimal | Mild to moderate | Moderately severe to severe | Sig. | Mean | Compassion satisfaction | Burnout | STS | ||
| Location | Rural | 344 | 44.62% | 36.58% | 8.04% | ns | 27.01% | 15.02% | 2.37% | ns | 9.37 | 38.9 | 22.1 | 19.3 |
| Urban | 427 | 55.38% | 45.53% | 9.86 | ns | 31.36% | 20.55% | 3.69% | ns | 9.58 | 37.9 | 23.1 | 19.3 | |
| COVID‐19 patients | Yes, interacted | 421 | 54.60% | 43.19% | 11.41% | 29.91% | 20.95% | 3.43% | ns | 9.81 | 38 | 23.7 | 20.6 | |
| No, did not interact | 350 | 45.40% | 38.91% | 6.49% | P = .017 | 28.46% | 14.62% | 2.64% | ns | 9.10 | 38.9 | 21.5 | 17.8 | |
| Gender | Man | 118 | 15.30% | 12.58% | 2.72% | ns | 9.49% | 4.74% | 0.79% | ns | 8.41 | 38.5 | 22.5 | 18.9 |
| Woman | 643 | 83.40% | 68.48% | 14.92% | ns | 48.09% | 30.30% | 5.27% | ns | 9.71 | 38.29 | 22.7 | 19.4 | |
| Other/no answer | 10 | 1.30% | 1.04% | 0.26% | ns | 0.79% | 0.52% | 0.00% | ns | 7.7 | 43 | 19.8 | 17.7 | |
| Age | 18‐24 | 43 | 5.58% | 4.02% | 1.56% | 2.77% | 1.98% | 0.66% | ns | 10.84 | 36.9 | 23.9 | 21.9 | |
| 25‐40 | 341 | 44.23% | 34.24% | 9.99% | 24.24% | 16.47% | 3.69% | ns | 9.94 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 19.8 | ||
| 41‐56 | 238 | 30.87% | 26.07 | 4.80% | 17.79% | 12.12% | 0.79% | ns | 9.42 | 38.7 | 22.2 | 18.8 | ||
| 57‐64 | 114 | 14.79% | 13.49% | 1.30% | 9.88% | 4.08% | 0.92% | ns | 8.3 | 40.0 | 21 | 18.3 | ||
| 65‐75 | 34 | 4.41% | 4.15% | 0.26% | 3.56% | 0.92% | 0.00% | ns | 7.68 | 40.7 | 18.9 | 17.7 | ||
| 76+ | 1 | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.00% | P = .002 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00% | ns | 10 | 45 | 15 | 18 | |
| Hospital position | Nursing staff | 262 | 33.98% | 27.63% | 6.36% | ns | 17.52% | 14.62% | 1.84% | ns | 9.67 | 37.5 | 23.7 | 20.6 |
| Hospital leader | 57 | 7.39% | 6.10% | 1.30% | ns | 4.35% | 2.37% | 0.40% | ns | 9 | 39.4 | 21.9 | 19.4 | |
| Physicians | 12 | 1.56% | 1.30% | 0.26% | ns | 1.19% | 0.4% | 0.00% | ns | 8.25 | 39.4 | 22.4 | 17.4 | |
| PA or NP a | 30 | 3.89% | 3.11% | 0.78% | ns | 2.64% | 1.19% | 0.13% | ns | 9.07 | 38.8 | 22.9 | 19.1 | |
| Other direct‐care | 128 | 16.60% | 12.97% | 3.36% | ns | 9.49% | 5.8% | 1.58% | ns | 10 | 39.1 | 23.3 | 20.1 | |
| Pharmacy, lab | 62 | 8.04% | 6.61% | 1.43% | ns | 4.87% | 2.77% | 0.53% | ns | 9.66 | 37.9 | 22.8 | 18.2 | |
| Business office, support b | 121 | 15.69% | 13.49% | 2.20% | ns | 9.49% | 5.53% | 0.92% | ns | 9.36 | 38.7 | 20.6 | 17.8 | |
| Custodial, similar c | 33 | 4.28% | 3.37% | 0.91% | ns | 2.77% | 0.92% | 0.40% | ns | 8.81 | 39.6 | 21.6 | 19.7 | |
| Other | 66 | 8.56% | 7.52% | 1.04% | ns | 6.06% | 1.98% | 0.26% | ns | 9 | 38.6 | 22.4 | 17 | |
| Total | 771 | — | 82.1% | 17.9% | — | 58.37% | 35.57% | 6.06% | — | 9.49 | 38.4 | 22.66 | 19.32 | |
aPhysician assistant or nurse practitioner.
bAdministrative support, billing, medical records, coding, or similar.
cLaundry, custodial, housekeeping, maintenance, and kitchen.