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Table 2 Effect of sociodemographic variables on moderate-to-high perceived stress

From: Perceived stress and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among intensive care unit staff caring for severely ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients during the pandemic: a national study

Sociodemographic variables

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age

 20–34 years

69 (78.4)

2.05 (0.88–4.80)

0.097

 35–64 years

23 (63.9)

1

 

Gender

 Male

50 (70.4)

1

0.269

 Female

42 (79.2)

1.60 (0.69–3.70)

 

Family status

 Single

36 (80.0)

1.64 (0.68–3.95)

0.267

 Married

56 (70.9)

1

 

Occupation

 Doctor

5 (71.4)

0.86 (0.16–4.68)

0.863

 Nurse

87 (74.4)

1

 

Number of years working in HMC

 < 1 year

15 (78.9)

1.17(0.26–5.21)

0.835

 1–3 years

48 (72.7)

0.83 (0.27–2.61)

0.754

 4–6 years

13 (72.2)

0.81 (0.19–3.43)

0.777

 > 6 years

16 (76.2)

1

 

Previous ICU experience

 Yes

72 (72.7)

0.67 (0.23–1.95)

0.460

 No

20 (80.0)

1

 

Posted to ICU due to COVID-19

 Yes

78 (75.7)

1.56 (0.57–4.30)

0.390

 No

14 (66.7)

1

 

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

7 (77.8)

1.24 (0.24–6.28)

0.799

 No

85 (73.9)

1

 

Financial problems

 Yes

50 (86.2)

3.57 (1.45–8.78)

0.006

 No

42 (63.6)

1

 
  1. Those who scored more than 14 on Perceived Stress Scale had moderate-to-high perceived stress; n = 92
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval