Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the sample (n = 264).

From: Psychological distress in health care workers during the beginning, the middle, and the last part of the COVID-19 pandemic

Baseline characteristic

Whole Sample

(n = 264)

Women

(n = 194)

Men

(n = 70)

Age (years), median (IQR)

46 (38, 54)

46 (39, 54)

45 (33, 57)

Physicians, n (%)

100 (37.9%)

63 (32.5%)

37 (52.9%)

Nurses or other medical

staff, n (%)

96 (36.4%)

75 (38.7%)

21 (30.0%)

Stressors, mean ± SD

Wave 0

1.0 (1.0)

1.0 (1.0)

1.1 (1.0)

Wave 1

1.8 (1.4)

1.7 (1.4)

2.2 (1.3)

Wave 2

1.2 (1.1)

1.1 (1.1)

1.4 (1.1)

Distress, mean ± SD

Wave 0

11.7 (4.7)

12.1 (4.9)

10.8 (3.8)

Wave 1

13.8 (5.4)

14.3 (5.4)

12.4 (5.1)

Wave 2

11.3 (4.7)

11.6 (4.7)

10.6 (4.6)

  1. Note: IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.