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Table 3 Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated with Mental Health of PHD

From: Associations between the working experiences at frontline of COVID-19 pandemic and mental health of Korean public health doctors

Item number

Variables

PHQ-9 (depressive mood)

GAD-7 (Anxiety)

PSS (perceived stress)

SPS-6 (work-related self-efficacy)

AOR(all,glmulti)

P value

AOR(all,glmulti)

P value

AOR(all,glmulti)

P value

AOR(all,glmulti)

P value

Demographic and occupational characteristics

 Q.1-2

Level of education

College of medicine

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Medical school

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Master's degree

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Doctoral degree

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.1-3

Marriage

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.62 (0.88-2.97)

0.121

 Q.1-4

Children

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.1-6

Training

General physician

NA

NA

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

Finished Intern year

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.56 (0.30-1.04)

0.067

NA

NA

Specialist

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.59 (0.30-1.16)

0.127

NA

NA

 Q.1-7

PHD year

First year

NA

NA

not selected

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Second year

NA

NA

not selected

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Third year

NA

NA

not selected

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Working environment in relation to the COVID-19 dispatch

 Q.2-1

Prior Education

< 8 hours

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

NA

NA

>= 8 hours

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

NA

NA

 Q.2-2

Notice

< 1 week

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

>= 1week

not selected

 

0.49 (0.23-1.04)

0.063

not selected

 

not selected

 

 Q.4-1-1

Working hour

< 35 hours/week

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

35-45 hours/week

2.51 (1.10-6.03)

0.033*

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

> 45 hours/week

3.24 (1.34-8.20)

0.01*

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.4-1-2

Nuber of swabs per day

<10

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

>=10 & <20

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

>=20 & <30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

>=30 & <40

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

>=40

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

 Q.4-1-4

PPE

insufficient

1 [reference]

 

1 [reference]

 

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

sufficient

0.32 (0.15-0.65)

0.002*

0.38 (0.17-0.84)

0.015*

0.36 (0.18-0.70)

0.003*

NA

NA

Working location of dispatch for COVID-19

 Q. 2-3

Worked at own area

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

not selected

 

NA

NA

 Q.2-4

Dispatched

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.2-7

Dispatch to epicenter

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Screening center

No

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

Yes

6.07 (1.61-40.50)

0.022*

NA

NA

2.90 (1.39-6.48)

0.006*

NA

NA

Airport qurantine

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

1.90 (0.98-3.68)

0.057

Makeshift shelters

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Isolation facility

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Hospital ICU

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Satisfaction for experience of working at COVID-19 frontline

 Q.4-2

Subjective workload

NotTough

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Tough

not selected

 

2.50 (1.01-6.88)

0.058

not selected

 

NA

NA

 Q.4-3

Capability of participating in the decision making

No

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

Yes

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

 Q.4-4

Satisfaction for the monetary compensation

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

0.55 (0.31-0.98)

0.045*

NA

NA

 Q.4-5

Willingness to further volunteering for dispatch

No

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

Yes

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

0.47 (0.26-0.82)

0.009*

 Q.4-6

Consulted with psychiatrist

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Perceived threat of COVID-19 infection

 Q.3-1

COVID-19 duty puts me at great risk

No

1 [reference]

 

1 [reference]

 

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

Yes

2.32 (0.95-6.35)

0.079

3.18 (1.09-11.74)

0.051

1.49 (0.87-2.54)

0.148

not selected

 

 Q.3-2

I feel more stress for COVID-19 duty than other tasks

No

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

1 [reference]

 

1 [reference]

 

Yes

4.65 (1.18-31.33)

0.054

NA

NA

2.04 (1.03-4.11)

0.042*

4.58 (2.32-9.93)

<0.001*

 Q.3-3

I can accept the risk of caring for COVID-19 patients

No

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

0.35 (0.16-0.77)

0.008*

not selected

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.3-4

I am afraid of falling ill with COVID-19

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.3-5

I have little control over whether I get infected or not

No

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

Yes

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

 Q.3-6

I have little chance of survival if I were to get COVID-19

No

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

not selected

 

8.41 (1.53-48.60)

0.013*

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.3-7

If possible, I want to resign from COVID-19 duty

No

not selected

 

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

Yes

not selected

 

not selected

 

2.48 (1.46-4.24)

0.001*

not selected

 

 Q.3-8

I am afraid I will pass COVID-19 to others

No

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Yes

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

 Q.3-9

Family & friends are worried they might get infected thru me

No

not selected

 

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Yes

not selected

 

6.50 (2.05-30.26)

0.005*

not selected

 

NA

NA

 Q.3-10

People avoid me because of my COVID-19 duty

No

1 [reference]

 

not selected

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

Yes

2.10 (1.04-4.20)

0.037*

not selected

 

not selected

 

NA

NA

  1. * P < 0.05