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. 2022 Jul 12;20(3):2689. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2022.3.2689

Table 3.

Differences in DASS-21scores among the study groups

Variable Depression Total mean ± SD 2.77 ± 4.34 Anxiety Total mean ± SD 2.14 ± 3.266 Stress Total mean ± SD 3.28 ± 4.962
Mean (SD) P value Mean (SD) P value Mean (SD) P value
Specialty 0.038 0.01 0.011
Doctors 2.42 (4.21) 1.77 (3.11) 2.73 (4.67)
Dentists 2.76 (4.05) 2.41 (3.39) 3.59 (4.96)
Pharmacists 3.42 (4.74) 2.59 (3.36) 4.02 (5.37)
Age 0.048 0.034 0.002
20 – 29 years 3.13 (4.54) 2.49 (3.47) 3.89 (5.3)
30 – 39 years 2.73 (4.26) 2.02 (3.08) 3.20 (4.82)
40 years and older 1.90 (3.90) 1.58 (3.19) 1.91 (4.14)
Gender 0.404 0.187 0.605
Male 2.49 (4.07) 1.81 (3.02) 3.09 (4.73)
Female 2.84 (4.4) 2.22 (3.32) 3.33 (5.02)
Graduation level 0.028 0.059 0.002
Graduated 2.96 (4.48) 2.26 (3.31) 3.58 (5.06)
Postgraduates 2.10 (3.84) 1.71 (3.06) 2.22 (4.46)
Years of Experience 0.195 0.176 0.065
Less than 5 years 2.76 (4.16) 2.12 (3.05) 3.43 (5.06)
5 – 9 years 2.93 (4.64) 2.19 (3.36) 3.47 (4.97)
10 – 14 years 3.17 (4.59) 2.54 (3.64) 3.74 (5.21)
15 – 19 years 2.45 (4.25) 1.94 (3.71) 2.18 (4.35)
20 years and more 1.63 (3.41) 1.32 (2.60) 1.92 (4.14)
Vaccination status 0.024 0.176 0.006
First dose only 3.47 (4.69) 2.46 (3.99) 4.26 (5.98)
Two doses 2.57 (4.22) 2.05 (3.04) 3.01 (4.61)
Type of vaccine 0.016 0.039 0.022
Sinopharm 1.82 (3.69) 1.50 (2.76) 2.26 (4.38)
AstraZeneca 3.18 (4.85) 2.39 (3.61) 3.80 (5.55)
Pfizer 2.91 (4.29) 2.25 (3.26) 3.41 (4.85)
Symptoms 0.000 0.000 0.000
Yes 3.26 (4.53) 2.60 (3.56) 3.82 (5.23)
No 1.52 (3.53) 0.98 (1.91) 1.91 (3.88)
Onset of symptoms* 0.473 0.280 0.663
After 1st dose 3.24 (4.46) 2.40 (3.60) 3.69 (5.38)
After 2nd dose 2.78 (4.50) 2.29 (3.18) 3.48 (5.14)
After 1st & 2nd dose 3.46 (4.79) 2.86 (3.59) 4.02 (5.02)
History of infection 0.021 0.011 0.208
Infected 3.15 (4.66) 2.43 (3.47) 3.55 (5.16)
Not infected 2.44 (4.03) 1.89 (3.07) 3.05 (4.78)
Corticosteroid use ** 0.515 0.815 0.701
Yes 3.41 (4.89) 2.46 (3.5) 3.89 (5.55)
No 2.98 (4.46) 2.35 (3.36) 3.6 (5.12)
*

n=526,

**

n=520