Table 1 Prevalence (number and percent) of elevated depressive symptoms and anxiety among the healthcare professionals by personal and social factors (N = 512)
From: Psychological experiences of healthcare professionals in Sri Lanka during COVID-19
Variable | Depressive symptoms | Anxiety | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | ||||||
A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | |
Total | 193 (54.2%) | 80 (51.3%) | 151 (42.4%) | 65 (41.6%) | 20(5.6%) | 14 (9.0%) | 9 (2.5%) | 4 (2.6%) |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 35 (47.3%) | 16 (47.1%) | 24 (32.4%) | 14 (41.2%) | 6 (8.1%) | 3 (8.8%) | 2 (2.7%) | 1 (2.9%) |
Female | 158 (56.0%) | 64 (52.5%) | 127 (45.0%) | 51 (41.8%) | 14(5.0%) | 11 (9.0%) | 7 (2.5%) | 3 (2.5%) |
Profession | ||||||||
Medical officer | 27 (44.3%) | 15 (42.9%) | 20 (32.8%) | 11 (31.4%) | 5 (8.2%) | 4 (11.4%) | 2 (3.3%) | 2 (5.7%) |
Nursing officer | 162 (56.8%) | 53 (52.5%) | 127 (44.6%) | 47 (46.5%) | 15(5.3%) | 9 (8.9%) | 7 (2.4%) | 2 (2.0%) |
Other profession | 4 (40.0%) | 12 (60.0%) | 4 (40.0%) | 7 (35.0%) | – | 1 (5.0%) | – | – |
Work experience | ||||||||
≤ 1 year | 20 (42.3%) | 8 (80.0%) | 13 (43.3%) | 4 (40.0%) | 4 (13.3%) | 2 (20.0%) | 1 (3.2%) | – |
2–5 years | 53 (53.0%) | 19 (51.4%) | 45 (45.0%) | 16(43.2%) | 5 (5.0%) | 4 (10.8%) | 3 (3.0%) | 1 (2.7%) |
6–9 years | 30 (62.5%) | 13 (52.0%) | 24(50.0%) | 13 (52.0%) | 5 (10.4%) | 1 (4.1%) | 1 (2.1%) | 1 (4.0%) |
≥ 10 years | 90 (50.6%) | 41 (48.8%) | 69 (38.8%) | 32 (38.1%) | 6 (3.4%) | 7 (8.3%) | 4 (2.2%) | 2 (2.4%) |
Worried about your health | ||||||||
No | 22 (42.3%) | 9 (45.0%) | 14 (26.9%) | 8 (40.0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (5.0%) |
Yes, minor | 27 (37.0%) | 15 (38.5%) | 25 (34.2%) | 12 (30.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | 3 (7.7%) | 1 (1.4%) | – |
Yes, moderate | 56 (53.3%) | 20 (51.3%) | 54 (51.4%) | 19 (48.7%) | 5 (4.7%) | 5 (12.8%) | 1 (1.0%) | – |
Yes, considerable | 51 (70.8%) | 23 (62.2%) | 32 (44.4%) | 16 (43.2%) | 9 (12.5%) | 2 (5.4%) | 2 (2.8%) | 2 (5.4%) |
Yes, very much | 37 (68.5%) | 13 (61.9%) | 26 (48.1) | 10 (47.6%) | 4 (7.4%) | 3 (14.3%) | 4 (7.4%) | 1 (4.8%) |
Worried about family health | ||||||||
No | – | 6 (40.0%) | 4 (50.0%) | 7 (46.7%) | – | – | – | 1 (4.3%) |
Yes, minor | 11 (28.9%) | 5 (33.3%) | 13 (34.2%) | 7 (46.7%) | 1 (2.6%) | – | 1 (2.6%) | – |
Yes, moderate | 19 (41.3%) | 11 (39.3%) | 13 (28.3%) | 9 (32.1%) | 1 (2.2%) | 1 (3.6%) | – | – |
Yes, considerable | 23 (51.1%) | 17 (65.4%) | 19 (42.2%) | 9 (34.6%) | 2 (4.4%) | 5 (19.2%) | – | 1 (3.8%) |
Yes, very much | 140 (63.9%) | 41 (56.9%) | 102 (46.2%) | 33 (45.8%) | 16 (7.2%) | 8 (11.4%) | 8 (3.6%) | 2 (2.9%) |
Stigmatization | ||||||||
No | 50 (43.5%) | 28 (41.8%) | 41 (35.7%) | 21 (31.3%) | 3 (2.6%) | 4 (6.1%) | 1 (0.9%) | 1 (1.5%) |
Yes, minor | 72 (52.2%) | 39 (60.9%) | 58 (42.0%) | 30 (46.9%) | 13 (9.4%) | 5 (7.9%) | 3 (2.2%) | 2 (3.2%) |
Yes, moderate | 39 (61.9%) | 8 (57.1%) | 27 (42.9%) | 7 (50.0%) | 4 (6.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (3.2%) | 1 (7.1%) |
Yes, very much | 32 (80.0%) | 5 (45.5%) | 25 (62.5%) | 7 (63.6%) | – | 2 (18.2%) | 3 (7.5%) | – |
Self-confidence | ||||||||
Yes all the time | 26 (38.8%) | 10 (38.5%) | 15 (22.4%) | 7 (26.9%) | 2 (3.0%) | 2 (7.7%) | 2 (3.0%) | – |
Yes, mostly | 85 (53.1%) | 34 (52.3%) | 63 (39.1%) | 24 (37.5%) | 8 (5.0%) | 6 (9.4%) | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (3.1%) |
Sometimes/No | 82 (63.6%) | 36 (55.4%) | 73 (56.7%) | 34 (52.3%) | 10(10.0%) | 6 (12.8%) | 5 (4.0%) | 2 (4.3%) |