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Table 2 Mean scores of depression, anxiety and stress based on the studied variables in pre-hospital emergency personnel

From: Investigation of stress, anxiety, and depression levels of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine personnel in eastern Iran during the Covid-19 pandemic

Variable

N (%)

Depression

Anxiety

Stress

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Mean ± SD

P-value

Age

20- 30 years

167 (30.6)

8.3 ± 9.1

0.029

6.1 ± 7.5

0.002

10.5 ± 9.2

0.000

31- 40 years

250 (45.9)

8.0 ± 8.5

6.4 ± 7.2

10.9 ± 8.7

41- 55 years

127 (23.3)

10.6 ± 10.6

9.1 ± 9.1

14.6 ± 9.8

Gender

Man

512 (94.1)

8.3 ± 8.9

0.000

6.6 ± 7.5

0.000

11.2 ± 9.0

0.000

Woman

32 (5.8)

14.8 ± 12.1

13.1 ± 11.0

17.8 ± 10.1

Marital status

Single

88 (16.1)

10.3 ± 10.1

0.182

7.0 ± 8.0

0.936

12.1 ± 9.8

0.760

Married

454 (83.4)

8.4 ± 9.0

7.0 ± 7.8

11.6 ± 9.1

Widowed

2 (0.3)

4.0 ± 0.0

5.0 ± 7.0

8.0 ± 8.4

Level of Education

Technician

294 (54.0)

7.7 ± 8.4

0.012

6.0 ± 6.7

0.006

10.4 ± 8.6

0.002

Expert

228 (41.9)

9.8 ± 9.6

7.9 ± 8.5

13.0 ± 9.6

Master and above

22 (4.0)

11.2 ± 13.1

9.8 ± 12.3

14.6 ± 11.2

History of disease

Yes

129 (23.7)

11.7 ± 10.3

0.000

10.3 ± 8.7

0.000

15.4 ± 9.9

0.000

No

415 (76.2)

7.8 ± 8.7

6.0 ± 7.3

10.5 ± 8.7

Work experience

1- 5 years

138 (25.3)

8.4 ± 9.4

0.032

6.2 ± 7.8

0.002

10.7 ± 9.4

0.000

6- 10 years

135 (24.8)

7.2 ± 8.0

5.4 ± 6.2

9.4 ± 8.0

Over 10 years

271 (49.8)

9.7 ± 9.6

8.1 ± 8.4

13.2 ± 9.5

Employment Status

Commitment

79 (14.5)

8.1 ± 8.4

0.001

5.4 ± 6.9

0.000

9.2 ± 7.8

0.000

Contract

91 (16.7)

7.8 ± 8.1

6.4 ± 6.9

11.5 ± 8.4

Peyman

132 (24.2)

8.9 ± 8.9

7.0 ± 7.6

12.0 ± 9.4

Official

140 (25.7)

11.3 ± 11.1

9.6 ± 9.6

14.4 ± 10.5

Remark

20 (3.6)

5.8 ± 5.7

4.0 ± 4.1

10.9 ± 6.9

Company

82 (15.0)

6.3 ± 8.0

5.4 ± 6.4

8.9 ± 8.0

Average working hours per week

Less than 35 hours

21 (3.8)

11.7 ± 12.7

0.088

11.2 ± 11.9

0.024

13.5 ± 12.3

0.099

Between 35 and 75 hours

225 (41.3)

9.4 ± 9.4

7.2 ± 7.7

12.5 ± 9.1

More than 75 hours

298 (54.7)

8.0 ± 8.9

6.5 ± 7.5

10.9 ± 9.0

After the end of the work shift

I return home and keep in touch with family members

490 (90.0)

8.5 ± 9.0

0.110

6.8 ± 7.7

0.030

11.5 ± 9.2

0.565

I’m going home and I’m in the quarantine room

40 (7.3)

10.2 ± 10.7

7.8 ± 8.4

12.9 ± 9.7

I live in a new house away from my family

14 (2.5)

13.1 ± 11.8

12.2 ± 10.0

13.1 ± 9.1

Rate of study to increase disease prognosis

Less than an hour a day

287 (52.7)

9.2 ± 9.5

0.523

7.0 ± 7.9

0.710

11.9 ± 9.6

0.470

Between one and 2 hours a day

177 (32.5)

8.0 ± 8.6

6.7 ± 7.4

11.4 ± 8.5

Between two and 3 hours a day

44 (8.0)

7.9 ± 9.1

7.0 ± 7.9

9.9 ± 7.3

More than 3 hours a day

36 (6.6)

8.8 ± 10.4

8.4 ± 9.2

12.8 ± 11.9

Place of service

Inside the city

261 (47.9)

9.1 ± 9.3

0.331

7.8 ± 8.2

0.067

12.3 ± 9.3

0.124

Between cities

224 (41.1)

7.9 ± 8.7

5.9 ± 6.4

10.6 ± 8.9

Communication Center

30 (5.5)

9.6 ± 11.2

6.8 ± 10.4

12.1 ± 11.1

Headquarters

25 (4.5)

11.2 ± 10.5

8.8 ± 10.6

13.8 ± 9.1

Mcmc

4 (0.7)

6.5 ± 7.8

5.0 ± 10.0

5.5 ± 8.5

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