Variable | Hospital (COVID-19 ward) | Hospital (Regular Ward) | Outpatient or ER | Other | Total | P Value |
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Work related burden symptoms (N, %) | ||||||
Often feeling time pressure during work | 231 (83%) | 231 (66%) | 216 (65%) | 127 (65%) | 805 (70%) | < 0.001 |
High burden due to responsibility | 241 (86%) | 263 (75%) | 261 (78%) | 158 (81%) | 923 (80%) | < 0.01 |
Feeling nervous or irritated after few hours of work | 192 (69%) | 206 (59%) | 200 (60%) | 111 (58%) | 709 (61%) | 0.037 |
Wanting to do something else after few hours of work | 180 (64%) | 203 (58%) | 186 (56%) | 104 (54%) | 673 (58%) | 0.081 |
Feeling fatigue/weakness after few hours of work | 211 (75%) | 222 (64%) | 228 (68%) | 124 (64%) | 785 (68%) | < 0.01 |
Composite work burden score (mean, 95%CI) | 3 (2.9–3.1) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.8 (2.8–2.9) | < 0.001 |
Did you think of leaving your job (N, % Yes) | 212 (76%) | 253 (73%) | 221 (66%) | 122 (62%) | 808 (70%) | < 0.01 |
Reasons for thinking of leaving (N, %) | ||||||
Inadequate pay | 62 (29%) | 99 (39%) | 79 (36%) | 40 (33%) | 280 (35%) | |
Lack of appreciation | 33 (16%) | 46 (18%) | 42 (19%) | 19 (16%) | 140 (17%) | |
Lack of personnel | 26 (12%) | 27 (11%) | 5 (2%) | 10 (8%) | 68 (8%) | < 0.01 |
Work stress | 89 (42%) | 78 (31%) | 94 (43%) | 52 (43%) | 313 (39%) | |
Lack of equipment | 2 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 7 (1%) | |
How often have you felt (N, %) | ||||||
Nervous or irritable | 165 (64%) | 191 (59%) | 179 (59%) | 89 (51%) | 624 (59%) | 0.062 |
Unable to solve my problems | 97 (41%) | 108 (38%) | 104 (38%) | 46 (30%) | 355 (38%) | 0.179 |
Down, depressed or hopeless | 125 (48%) | 125 (39%) | 113 (37%) | 57 (33%) | 420 (40%) | < 0.01 |
Little interest or pleasure in doing things | 120 (46%) | 133 (41%) | 128 (44%) | 63 (36%) | 444 (42%) | 0.229 |
Unable to control worrying | 123 (48%) | 149 (49%) | 134 (46%) | 75 (43%) | 481 (47%) | 0.659 |
Problems with concentration | 93 (38%) | 108 (34%) | 95 (33%) | 56 (31%) | 352 (34%) | 0.469 |
Drop in work motivation | 153 (58%) | 183 (56%) | 138 (46%) | 81 (45%) | 555 (52%) | < 0.01 |
Composite mental health score (mean, 95%CI) | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 1.5 (1.4–1.7) | 1.6 (1.5–1.7) | 0.073 |
Availability of protective equipment (N, % Yes) | 94 (34%) | 150 (43%) | 112 (34%) | 73 (38%) | 429 (37%) | 0.04 |
Situation critical due to lack of nurses (N, %) | ||||||
Yes, to a large extent | 157 (56%) | 177 (51%) | 53 (17%) | 82 (43%) | 469 (41%) | < 0.001 |
Yes, partially | 105 (38%) | 140 (40%) | 125 (40%) | 78 (41%) | 448 (40%) | |
Situation critical due to lack of physicians (N, %) | ||||||
Yes, to a large extent | 30 (11%) | 38 (11%) | 32 (10%) | 22 (12%) | 122 (11%) | < 0.001 |
Yes, partially | 116 (42%) | 144 (42%) | 113 (36%) | 55 (31%) | 428 (38%) | |
Situation critical due to lack of equipment (N, %) | ||||||
Yes, to a large extent | 126 (46%) | 70 (21%) | 29 (13%) | 16 (9%) | 241 (24%) | < 0.001 |
Yes, partially | 94 (34%) | 112 (33%) | 38 (16%) | 31 (18%) | 275 (27%) |