Table 3 Mean GAD-7 Score and Distribution of Anxiety Severity Levels among Healthcare Workers during the COVID Pandemic
Total sample | Age groups | Gender | Occupational risk factors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18–34 | 35–44 | 45–59 | ≥ 60 | Male | Female | Direct patient contact | Non-direct patient contact | Respiratory clinical setting | Non-respiratory clinical setting | ||
GAD-7 Total Score | |||||||||||
Mean (SD) | 5.96 (5.8) | 7.44 (6.2) | 6.32 (5.9) | 5.32 (5.5) | 3.92 (4.9) | 5.06 (5.8) | 6.15 (5.8) | 6.03 (5.8) | 5.72 (5.6) | 6.21 (5.9) | 5.92 (5.8) |
Median | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0*** | 3.0 | 5.0*** | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Anxiety Severity (n, %) | |||||||||||
None | 581 (22.3) | 108 (16.5) | 144 (19.7) | 224 (24.9) | 105 (32.8) | 168 (31.3) | 399 (20.0) | 379 (21.4) | 100 (22.3) | 81 (22.3) | 500 (22.3) |
Minimal | 715 (27.4) | 143 (21.8) | 202 (27.6) | 266 (29.6) | 104 (32.5) | 150 (28.0) | 547 (27.5) | 488 (27.5) | 136 (30.3) | 88 (24.2) | 627 (28.0) |
Mild | 723 (27.7) | 185 (28.2) | 213 (29.1) | 247 (27.5) | 78 (24.4) | 111 (20.7) | 589 (29.6) | 505 (28.5) | 117 (26.1) | 110 (30.2) | 613 (27.3) |
Moderate | 297 (11.4) | 115 (17.5) | 80 (10.9) | 82 (9.1) | 20 (6.3) | 58 (10.8) | 229 (11.5) | 198 (11.2) | 54 (12.0) | 38 (10.4) | 259 (11.6) |
Severe | 290 (11.1) | 105 (16.0) | 92 (12.6) | 80 (8.9) | 13 (4.1) | 49 (9.1) | 227 (11.4) | 203 (11.5) | 42 (9.4) | 47 (12.9) | 243 (10.8) |
Chi-Square, p-value | – | 112.0, p < 0.001 | 38.3, p < 0.001 | 3.5, p = 0.475 | 4.1, p = 0.389 | ||||||