Table 2 Prevalence of acute psychological effects among healthcare workers.

From: Acute psychological effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak among healthcare workers in China: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Total

Depression

Anxiety

PTSD

Yes

No

p value

Yes

No

p value

Yes

No

p value

Total

1897

285 (15.0)

1612 (85.0)

NA

515 (27.1)

1382 (72.9)

NA

185 (9.8)

1712 (90.2)

NA

Socioeconomic factors

Gender

Male

332

36 (10.8)

296 (89.2)

0.024

71 (21.4)

261 (78.6)

0.011

21 (6.3)

311 (93.7)

0.027

Female

1565

249 (15.9)

1316 (84.1)

 

444 (28.4)

1121 (71.6)

 

164 (10.5)

1401 (89.5)

 

Age, years

 18–25

327

53 (16.2)

274 (83.8)

0.260

92 (28.1)

235 (71.9)

0.149

35 (10.7)

292 (89.3)

0.489

 –30

576

81 (14.1)

495 (85.9)

 

142 (24.7)

434 (75.3)

 

47 (8.2)

529 (91.8)

 

 –40

593

100 (16.9)

493 (83.1)

 

179 (30.2)

414 (69.8)

 

61 (10.3)

532 (89.7)

 

 >40

401

51 (12.7)

350 (87.3)

 

102 (25.4)

299 (74.6)

 

42 (10.5)

359 (89.5)

 

Marital statusa

 Unmarried

617

100 (16.2)

517 (83.8)

0.351

160 (25.9)

457 (74.1)

0.440

56 (9.1)

561 (90.9)

0.544

 Marrieda

1280

185 (14.5)

517 (40.4)

 

355 (27.7)

925 (72.3)

 

129 (10.1)

1151 (89.9)

 

Education level

 Undergraduate or less

1608

241 (15.0)

1367 (85.0)

0.988

431 (26.8)

1177 (73.2)

0.469

163 (10.1)

1445 (89.9)

0.221

 Postgraduate or higher

289

44 (15.2)

245 (84.8)

 

84 (29.1)

205 (70.9)

 

22 (7.6)

267 (92.4)

 

Location

 Wuhan

939

161 (17.1)

778 (82.9)

0.012

311 (33.1)

628 (66.9)

<0.001

116 (12.4)

823 (87.6)

<0.001

 Hubei except Wuhan

505

57 (11.3)

448 (88.7)

 

99 (19.6)

406 (80.4)

 

37 (7.3)

468 (92.7)

 

 Other provinces

453

67 (14.8)

386 (85.2)

 

105 (23.2)

348 (76.8)

 

32 (7.1)

421 (92.9)

 

Occupational factors

Occupation

 Doctor

563

77 (13.7)

486 (86.3)

0.319

133 (23.6)

430 (76.4)

0.029

39 (6.9)

524 (93.1)

0.009

 Nurse

1334

208 (15.6)

1126 (84.4)

 

382 (28.6)

952 (71.4)

 

146 (10.9)

1188 (89.1)

 

Technical title

 Junior

1113

164 (14.7)

949 (85.3)

0.061

291 (26.1)

822 (73.9)

0.004

100 (9.0)

1013 (91.0)

0.023

 Intermediate

532

93 (17.5)

439 (82.5)

 

170 (32.0)

362 (68.0)

 

67 (12.6)

465 (87.4)

 

 Senior

252

28 (11.1)

224 (88.9)

 

54 (21.4)

198 (78.6)

 

18 (7.1)

234 (92.9)

 

Type of hospital

 Tertiary

1447

218 (15.1)

1229 (84.9)

0.987

396 (27.4)

1051 (72.6)

0.746

148 (10.2)

1299 (89.8)

0.245

 Secondary

450

67 (14.9)

383 (85.1)

 

119 (26.4)

331 (73.6)

 

37 (8.2)

413 (91.8)

 

Working position

 Frontline

742

161 (21.7)

581 (78.3)

<0.001

286 (38.5)

456 (61.5)

<0.001

114 (15.4)

628 (84.6)

<0.001

 Second-line

1155

124 (10.7)

1031 (89.3)

 

229 (19.8)

926 (80.2)

 

71 (6.1)

1084 (93.9)

 

Enough training for protection

 Yes

1347

167 (12.4)

1180 (87.6)

<0.001

323 (24.0)

1024 (76.0)

<0.001

115 (8.5)

1232 (91.5)

0.007

 No

550

118 (21.5)

432 (78.5)

 

192 (34.9)

358 (65.1)

 

70 (12.7)

480 (87.3)

 

Enough resources for protection

 Yes

1494

203 (13.6)

1291 (86.4)

0.001

377 (25.2)

1117 (74.8)

<0.001

138 (9.2)

1356 (90.8)

0.173

 No

403

82 (20.3)

321 (79.7)

 

138 (34.2)

265 (65.8)

 

47 (11.7)

356 (88.3)

 

Confidence in protection measures

 Yes

1297

152 (11.7)

1145 (88.3)

<0.001

301 (23.2)

996 (76.8)

<0.001

99 (7.6)

1198 (92.4)

<0.001

 No

600

133 (22.2)

467 (77.8)

 

214 (35.7)

386 (64.3)

 

86 (14.3)

514 (85.7)

 

Worry about infection

 Yes

1570

273 (17.4)

1297 (82.6)

<0.001

497 (31.7)

1073 (68.3)

<0.001

184 (11.7)

1386 (88.3)

<0.001

 No

327

12 (3.7)

315 (96.3)

 

18 (5.5)

309 (94.5)

 

1 (0.3)

326 (99.7)

 
  1. NA not available, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder.
  2. aIncluding 17 widowed or divorced healthcare workers.