Table 3 Effect of the pandemic on residents’ mental health
From: The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on training and mental health of residents: a cross-sectional study
Non-surgical residents (%) | Surgical residents (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (%) | 134 | 121 | P-value | |||
Gender | Male | 123 (48) | 55 (41) | 68 (56) | .016 | |
Female | 132 (52) | 79 (59) | 53 (44) | |||
6) Isolation due to contact with COVID-19 positive cases | No | 193 (76) | 107 (80) | 86 (71) | .186 | |
Yes, I took less than a week off | 40 (16) | 19 (14) | 21 (17) | |||
Yes, I took a week or more off | 22 (8) | 8 (6) | 14 (12) | |||
7) Number of getting personal screening or a diagnostic swab for COVID-19 | Zero | 75 (29) | 38 (28) | 37 (31) | .916 | |
Once | 91 (36) | 48 (36) | 43 (35) | |||
More than once | 89 (35) | 48 (36) | 41 (34) | |||
8) Getting infected by COVID-19 | Yes | 17 (7) | 5 (4) | 12 (10) | .048 | |
9) If yes, were you diagnosed by showing first: | Symptoms | 10 (59) | 3 (60) | 7 (58) | 1.00 | |
Positive swab | 7 (41) | 2 (40) | 5 (42) | |||
10) Having a direct contact with COVID-19 positive cases | Yes | 211 (83) | 113 (84) | 98 (81) | .481 | |
11) If yes, were they co-workers or patients? | Patients | 47 (22) | 23 (21) | 24 (25) | .020 | |
Co-workers | 41 (20) | 15 (13) | 26 (26) | |||
Both | 123 (58) | 75 (66) | 48 (49) | |||
12) Being updated about this pandemic protocol | Yes | 125 (49) | 79 (59) | 46 (38) | .004 | |
Not always | 95 (37) | 41 (31) | 54 (45) | |||
No | 35 (14) | 14 (10) | 21 (17) | |||
13) Changing the work area inside or outside the hospital due to Corona Pandemic Protocol | Yes | 85 (33) | 44 (33) | 41 (34) | .859 | |
14) Being trained on how to protect self against COVID-19 spread | Yes | 121 (48) | 76 (57) | 45 (37) | .002 | |
15) Being trained on how to protect others against COVID-19 spread | Yes | 122 (48) | 73 (55) | 49 (41) | .026 | |
16) Being anxious about the pandemic | Median (IQR) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (1–2) | .044** | |
Always | 61 (24) | 39 (29) | 22 (18) | |||
Most of the time | 133 (52) | 67 (50) | 66 (54) | |||
Rarely | 56 (22) | 26 (19) | 30 (25) | |||
Never | 5 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | |||
17) Having adequate personal protective equipment in the work area for Corona Pandemic | Yes | 65 (26) | 27 (20) | 38 (31) | .117 | |
Not always | 98 (38) | 56 (42) | 42 (35) | |||
No | 92 (36) | 51 (38) | 41 (34) | |||
18) Being anxious about an inadequacy of protective equipment in the work area | Yes | 212 (83) | 121 (90) | 91 (75) | .001 | |
19) Increased stress and anxiety between colleagues | Yes | 210 (82) | 118 (88) | 92 (76) | .012 | |
20) Complaining from Depression symptoms due to the Pandemic | Median | 1 (1–2) | 2 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | .055** | |
Always | 36 (14) | 17 (13) | 19 (16) | |||
Most of the time | 89 (35) | 61 (45) | 28 (23) | |||
Rarely | 82 (32) | 33 (25) | 49 (40) | |||
Never | 48 (19) | 23 (17) | 25 (21) | |||
21) Fear of getting infected | Median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–3) | 2 (1–2) | .049** | |
Always | 79 (31) | 52 (39) | 27 (22) | |||
Most of the time | 102 (40) | 45 (33) | 57 (47) | |||
Rarely | 59 (23) | 29 (22) | 30 (25) | |||
Never | 15 (6) | 8 (6) | 7 (6) | |||
22) Fear of death due to the pandemic | Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | .341** | |
Always | 43 (17) | 26 (19) | 17 (14) | |||
Most of the time | 71 (28) | 39 (29) | 32 (26) | |||
Rarely | 106 (41) | 49 (37) | 57 (47) | |||
Never | 35 (14) | 20 (15) | 15 (13) | |||
23) Number of family members living in the same house | Zero | 29 (11) | 11 (8) | 18 (15) | .104 | |
One | 22 (9) | 10 (8) | 12 (10) | |||
Two | 25 (10) | 18 (13) | 7 (6) | |||
Three | 35 (14) | 16 (12) | 19 (15) | |||
Four or more | 144 (56) | 79 (59) | 65 (54) | |||
24) If present, does family members in the previous question include seniors (older than 60 years old members) | Yes | 120 (53) | 67 (55) | 53 (52) | .651 | |
25) One of the family members getting infected | Yes | 28 (12) | 20 (16) | 8 (8) | .054 | |
26) Feeling guilt or fear of spreading COVID-19 from your work area to family members? | Median (IQR) | 3 (2–3) | 3 (3–3) | 3 (2–3) | .077** | |
Always | 180 (70) | 101 (75) | 79 (65) | |||
Most of the time | 46 (18) | 20 (15) | 26 (22) | |||
Rarely | 12 (5) | 7 (5) | 5 (4) | |||
Never | 17 (7) | 6 (5) | 11 (9) | |||
27) Feeling safe during the pandemic | Median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | .546** | |
Always | 6 (2) | 2 (2) | 4 (3) | |||
Most of the time | 23 (9) | 9 (7) | 14 (12) | |||
Rarely | 114 (45) | 64 (47) | 50 (41) | |||
Never | 112 (44) | 59 (44) | 53 (44) | |||
28) Feeling that family members are safe during the pandemic | Median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | .108** | |
Always | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | |||
Most of the time | 25 (11) | 10 (8) | 15 (14) | |||
Rarely | 96 (43) | 51 (41) | 45 (44) | |||
Never | 103 (46) | 61 (50) | 42 (41) | |||
29) Staying away from the family in order to protect them | Yes | 189 (74) | 105 (78) | 84 (69) | .104 | |
30) Changing or considering changing your specialty in order to protect yourself or your family from COVID-19 | Yes | 38 (15) | 19 (14) | 19 (16) | .733 | |
31) Decreased available time for other activities outside the hospital | Median (IQR) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | .504** | |
Always | 115 (45) | 60 (46) | 55 (45) | |||
Most of the time | 110 (43) | 64 (38) | 46 (43) | |||
Rarely | 23 (9) | 8 (12) | 15 (9) | |||
Never | 7 (3) | 2 (4) | 5 (3) | |||
32) Missing an event/activity due to COVID-19 Pandemic | Yes | 243 (95) | 128 (96) | 115 (95) | .856 | |
33) Facing any limitations in coming to work because of the Lock-down | Yes | 142 (56) | 77 (58) | 65 (54) | .548 | |
34) Other work-related effects of the lock-down: (yes)* | ||||||
a. Absences from work | 35 (14) | 19 (14) | 16 (13) | .825 | ||
b. Delay in arriving to the work | 86 (34) | 47 (35) | 39 (32) | .632 | ||
c. Delay in leaving your work | 98 (38) | 53 (40) | 45 (37) | .699 | ||
d. More responsibilities at work | 163 (64) | 91 (68) | 72 (60) | .163 | ||
e. None of the above | 41 (16) | 19 (14) | 22 (18) | .385 | ||