Table 1 Description of the sample.

From: Contributing factors for acute stress in healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador

 

N

%

Country

Argentina

375

27.3

Chile

345

25.1

Colombia

365

26.6

Ecuador

287

20.9

Scope

Primary care

221

16.1

Private hospital

723

52.7

Public hospital

286

20.8

Others

142

10.3

Sex

Men

365

26.6

Women

1007

73.4

Profession

Specialist doctor

173

12.6

Medical doctor

532

38.8

Nurse

300

21.9

Nursing assistant

78

5.7

Others

289

21.1

Work area

Emergency Room

187

13.6

Outpatient consultation

217

15.8

Specific hospitalization for COVID-19 patients

143

10.3

Non-COVID hospitalisation

92

6.7

COVID-19 Critical care (includes ICU or intermediate)

250

18.2

Home and/or ambulance service

49

3.6

Not just a single destination (hospitalization, consultation, residence)

434

31.7

COVID-19 infection

No

363

26.5

Yes

149

10.9

Do not know

126

9.2

No reply

734

53.5

Age (mean, SD)

36.9

10.0

Years in the profession (mean, SD)

11.7

9.5

Total

1372

100