Prevalence of positive screening for any current mental disorder according to the characteristics of primary care workers, disaggregated by sex
| Characteristic | Total (n = 1278) n (%)a | P-value for χ2 | Male (n = 171) n (%)a | P-value for χ2 | Female (n = 1107) n (%)a | P-value for χ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | <0.001 | 0.003 | <0.001 | |||
| 18–29 | 99 (47.8) | — | 7 (25.9) | — | 92 (51.1) | — |
| 30–49 | 586 (49.5) | — | 73 (44.0) | — | 513 (50.3) | — |
| ≥50 | 593 (38.6) | — | 91 (29.1) | — | 502 (41.0) | — |
| Marital status | 0.04 | 0.085 | 0.18 | |||
| Single, divorced/separated, or widow/er | 537 (46.1) | — | 69 (38.5) | — | 468 (47.4) | — |
| Married | 740 (42.1) | — | 101 (31.0) | — | 639 (44.7) | — |
| Children in care | 0.02 | 0.628 | 0.03 | |||
| Aged ≤12 years | 362 (48.1) | — | 40 (36.4) | — | 322 (50.2) | — |
| Aged >12 years | 222 (43.0) | — | 28 (30.1) | — | 194 (45.9) | — |
| None | 659 (41.9) | — | 100 (34.5) | — | 559 (43.6) | — |
| Caring for older person or person with disabilities | 0.003 | 0.62 | 0.009 | |||
| Yes | 170 (50.6) | — | 13 (34.2) | — | 157 (52.7) | — |
| No | 894 (42.0) | — | 116 (30.4) | — | 778 (44.6) | — |
| Profession | <0.001 | 0.005 | <0.001 | |||
| Physician | 544 (39.3) | — | 84 (28.2) | — | 460 (42.4) | — |
| Nurse or auxiliary nurse | 403 (46.7) | — | 34 (40.0) | — | 369 (47.4) | — |
| Administrative staff | 179 (55.6) | — | 27 (50.0) | — | 152 (56.7) | — |
| Other staff involved in patient care | 90 (39.5) | — | 11 (32.4) | — | 79 (40.7) | — |
| Other staff NOT involving patient care | 47 (49.5) | — | 14 (48.3) | — | 33 (50.0) | — |
| Frequency of direct exposure to patients with COVID-19 | <0.001 | 0.33 | <0.001 | |||
| All/most of the time | 665 (49.0) | — | 88 (37.0) | — | 577 (51.6) | — |
| Some of the time | 436 (41.9) | — | 48 (29.8) | — | 388 (44.1) | — |
| A little/none of the time | 145 (32.4) | — | 33 (34.0) | — | 112 (31.9) | — |
| Close one infected with COVID-19 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.12 | |||
| No | 241 (44.5) | — | 30 (29.1) | — | 211 (48.1) | — |
| Close one infected, not family member | 763 (44.3) | — | 100 (34.2) | — | 663 (46.4) | — |
| Family member infected | 273 (41.2) | — | 41 (36.9) | — | 232 (42.0) | — |
| COVID-19 infection status | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.14 | |||
| Admission to hospital | 24 (61.5) | — | 7 (58.3) | — | 17 (63.0) | — |
| Positive test/diagnosis | 246 (44.9) | — | 35 (34.7) | — | 211 (47.2) | — |
| None | 1007 (43.1) | — | 129 (32.9) | — | 878 (45.2) | — |
| Lifetime mental disorders before COVID-19 outbreak | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 712 (59.2) | — | 93 (48.9) | — | 619 (61.1) | — |
| No | 558 (33.0) | — | 77 (24.8) | — | 481 (34.8) | — |
↵a Percentages calculated from responders for each cell in Table 1. Close one = partner, children, parents, other relatives, or close friends.