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Table 2 Prevalence of probable anxiety and depression among neurological workers by different characteristics

From: The mental health of neurological doctors and nurses in Hunan Province, China during the initial stages of the COVID-19 outbreak

Parameters

Probable Anxiety

P value

Probable Depression

P value

Sex

 Male

18 (10.8%)

0.025

34 (20.5%)

0.115

 Female

82 (18.4%)

 

119 (26.7%)

 

Age

 ≤ 40 years

88 (18.0%)

0.027

138 (28.2%)

<  0.001

 > 40 years

12 (9.8%)

 

15 (12.2%)

 

Education level

 Undergraduate or lower

77 (17.8%)

0.124

116 (26.9%)

0.101

 Graduate or higher

23 (12.8%)

 

37 (20.6%)

 

Marital status

 Married

86 (17.0%)

0.337

125 (24.7%)

0.711

 Single

14 (13.2%)

 

28 (26.4%)

 

Occupation

 Doctor

40 (12.6%)

0.012

64 (20.2%)

0.004

 Nurse

60 (20.3%)

 

89 (30.2%)

 

Title

 Senior

18 (11.5%)

0.041

25 (15.9%)

0.006

 Intermediate

31 (14.9%)

 

54 (26.0%)

 

 Junior or lower

51 (20.6%)

 

74 (30.0%)

 

Do you think the department of neurology is a high-risk place for COVID-19?

 Yes

40 (19.0%)

0.126

61 (29.0%)

0.193

 No

11 (10.2%)

 

22 (20.4%)

 

 Uncertain

49 (16.7%)

 

70 (23.8%)

 

Are your current precautions adequate to prevent infection?

 Yes

8 (11.9%)

0.009

17 (25.4%)

0.537

 No

56 (21.7%)

 

70 (27.1%)

 

 Uncertain

36 (12.5%)

 

66 (23.0%)

 

Are you willing to treat or care for patients with COVID-19?

 Yes

44 (14.8%)

0.569

67 (22.5%)

0.300

 No

17 (17.0%)

 

25 (25.0%)

 

 Uncertain

39 (18.2%)

 

61 (28.5%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: COVID-19: Coronavirus Disease 2019