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Table 2 Score descriptions for ICU HCW (n = 352)

From: Mental health outcomes of ICU and non-ICU healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study

 

ICU (n = 352)

p value

Total

Physicians

Nurses

Care assistants

Others

Overall, n (%)

352 (100)

68 (19)

198 (56)

32 (9)

54 (15)

 

GAD-7

 Mean score (SD)

6.1 (4.8)

6.0 (5.0)

6.3 (5.0)

6.5 (4.7)

5.0 (4.1)

0.33

  Minimal anxiety, n (%)

190 (54)

41 (60.3)

98 (49.5)

14 (43.7)

37 (68.5)

0.32

  Mild anxiety, n (%)

88 (25)

12 (17.7)

55 (27.8)

11 (34.4)

10 (18.5)

 

  Moderate anxiety, n (%)

49 (13.9)

10 (14.7)

30 (15.1)

4 (12.5)

5 (9.3)

 

  Severe anxiety, n (%)

25 (7.1)

5 (7.3)

15 (7.6)

3 (9.4)

2 (3.7)

 

PHQ-9

 Mean score (SD)

6.4 (5.0)

6.4 (5.5)

6.7 (5.2)

6.8 (4.9)

5.1 (3.8)

0.20

  Minimal depression, n (%)

189 (53.7)

40 (58.8)

97 (49)

16 (50)

36 (66.7)

0.34

  Mild depression, n (%)

79 (22.4)

12 (17.7)

47 (23.7)

8 (25)

12 (22.2)

 

  Moderate depression, n (%)

54 (15.3)

10 (14.7)

35 (17.7)

5 (15.6)

4 (7.4)

 

  Moderately severe depression, n (%)

24 (6.8)

3 (4.4)

16 (8.1)

3 (9.4)

2 (3.7)

 

  Severe depression, n (%)

6 (1.7)

3 (4.4)

3 (1.5)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

PDI

 Mean score (SD)

8.8 (7.4)

8.4 (7.7)

9.0 (7.3)

11.7 (8.9)

6.7 (5.6)

0.02

  Not a risk for PTSD, n (%)

276 (78.4)

56 (82.4)

151 (76.3)

21 (66)

48 (88.9)

0.05

  At risk for PTSD, n (%)

76 (21.6)

12 (17.6)

47 (23.7)

11 (34)

6 (11.1)

 

WHO-5

 Mean score (SD)

53.3 (23.8)

56.8 (21.8)

50.2 (25.2)

55.0 (23.0)

59.3 (19.6)

0.03

  < 50, n (%)

145 (41.2)

22 (32)

95 (48)

14 (44)

14 (26)

0.01

  ≥ 50 n (%)

207 (58.8)

46 (68)

103 (52)

18 (56)

40 (74)

 
  1. Values were expressed in numbers and percentages; mean values and standard deviation
  2. WHO-5 World Health Organization Well-Being Index, GAD-7 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorders, PHQ-9 9 items Patient Health Questionnaire, PDI Peritraumatic Distress Inventory, NA not available