Table 1 Demographic characteristics and severity of psychological distress of participants in four groups of study
Variables | Community population (n = 241) | Patients with COVID-19 (n = 221) | Medical staff (n = 217) | Medical students (n = 207) | Total (n = 886) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||||
 Mean ± SD (Range) | 49.16 ± 8.01 (37–74) | 45.90 ± 7.77 (33–71) | 39.57 ± 6.71 (28–62) | 27.37 ± 3.92 (20–38) | 40.91 ± 10.7 (20–74) |
Gender (%) | |||||
 Male | 111 (51.2) | 143 (69.1) | 111 (51.2) | 143 (69.1) | 554 (62.5) |
 Female | 106 (48.8) | 64 (30.9) | 106 (48.8) | 64 (30.9) | 332 (37.5) |
Marital status (%) | |||||
 Married | 151 (62.7) | 99 (44.8) | 158 (72.8) | 120 (58) | 528 (59.6%) |
 unmarried | 90 (37.3) | 122 (55.2) | 59 (27.2) | 87 (42) | 358 (40.4%) |
Stress (%) | |||||
 Mild | 5 (2.1) | 1 (0.5) | 19 (8.8) | 1 (0.5) | 26 (2.9) |
 Moderate | 106 (44) | 94 (42.5) | 103 (47.5) | 63 (30.4) | 366 (41.3) |
 Severe | 118 (49) | 103 (46.6) | 84 (38.7) | 128 (60.9) | 431 (48.6) |
 Extremely severe | 12 (5) | 23 (10.4) | 11 (5.1) | 17 (8.2) | 63 (7.1) |
Anxiety (%) | |||||
 Moderate | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (0.1) |
 Severe | 10 (4.1) | 6 (2.7) | 5 (2.3) | 2 (1) | 23 (2.6) |
 Extremely severe | 231 (95.9) | 215 (97.3) | 211 (97.2) | 205 (99) | 862 (97.3) |
Depression (%) | |||||
 Moderate | 25 (10.4) | 16 (7.2) | 32 (14.7) | 3 (1.4) | 78 (8.6) |
 Severe | 124 (51.5) | 85 (38.5) | 101 (46.5) | 60 (29) | 370 (41.8) |
 Extremely severe | 92 (38.2) | 120 (54.3) | 84 (38.7) | 144 (69.6) | 440 (49.7) |