Table 1 Socio-demographic, occupational data, COVID-19 specific characteristics of participants 12 months after the COVID-19 pandemic onset (12-month survey responders, n = 410)

Age (years)

40 ± 9

409

Sex (female)

366 (90.6%)

404

Ethnicity

410

 Caucasian

389 (94.9%)

 Hispanic

2 (0.5%)

 Black

4 (1.0%)

 Asian

7 (1.7%)

 Native American

1 (0.2%)

 Two of the above

7 (1.7%)

Marital status

408

 Never married

69 (16.9%)

 Married/Re-married

120 (29.4%)

 Separated/Divorced

26 (6.4%)

 Common-law union

184 (45.1%)

 Widowed

1 (0.2%)

 Other

8 (2.0%)

Parental status (yes)

262 (64.1%)

409

Antecedent of psychiatric disorder (yes)

119 (29.0%)

410

Work type

409

 Administrator

18 (4.4%)

 Administrative agent

15 (3.7%)

 Beneficiary attendant

8 (2.0%)

 Laboratory technician/technologist

8 (2.0%)

 Nurse

89 (21.8%)

 Other health professional (ergotherapist, respiratory therapist, psychologist, social worker, etc.)

129 (31.5%)

 Paramedics

9 (2.2%)

 Physician

102 (24.9%)

 Resident physician

7 (1.7%)

 Other

24 (5.9%)

Workplace

407

 Community clinic

51 (12.5%)

 Nursing home

21 (5.2%)

 University hospital

126 (31.0%)

 Non-University hospital

73 (17.9%)

 Medical clinic

33 (8.1%)

 Other

103 (25.3%)

Intensive care or emergency work

58 (14.3%)

407

Workload (hours/week)

375

  ≤ 34

79 (21.1%)

 35–44

207 (55.2%)

 45–54

60 (16.0%)

 55–64

14 (3.7%)

  ≥ 65

15 (4.0%)

Current work status

394

 Still employed in the Quebec health system

375 (95.2%)

 Employee of another employer

5 (1.3%)

 Self-employed

2 (0.5%)

 Unemployed

1 (0.3%)

 Student

2 (0.5%)

 Retired

2 (0.5%)

 Other

7 (1.8%)

Access to mental help (yes)

380 (93.4%)

407

Type of mental help professional

380

 Psychologist

93 (24.5%)

 Psychotherapist

16 (4.2%)

 Social worker

7 (1.8%)

 Family doctor

49 (12.9%)

 Employee assistance program

182 (47.9%)

 Other

33 (8.7%)

Access to PPE

404

 Never or rarely

10 (2.4%)

 Sometimes

14 (3.5%)

 Often

75 (18.6%)

 Always

305 (75.5%)

Perception of security using PPE

400

 Totally safe

73 (18.3%)

 Pretty safe

293 (73.3%)

 Rather or totally in danger

34 (8.5%)

Participation in simulation-based education (yes)

109 (26.9%)

405

Last simulation session

109

  < 1 week

2 (1.8%)

  < 1 month

5 (4.6%)

 1–2 months ago

9 (8.3%)

  < 6 months

31 (28.4%)

  < 1 year

62 (56.9%)

COVID status

408

 Positive 

1 (0.2%)

 Negative

346 (84.8%)

 Recovered

27 (6.6%)

 Never been tested

34 (8.3%)

Direct COVID patient care (yes)

168 (41.3%)

407

Reassignment (yes)

139 (34.0%)

409