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Table 4 Total Task Load score, NASA-TLX questionnaire components and GHQ score according to type of job

From: Covid-19 effects on the workload of Iranian healthcare workers

Variable

Nurse (n = 326)

Other (n = 169)

P-value*

Mental pressure

15.64 ± 3.94

14.40 ± 4.74

0.004

Physical pressure

14.85 ± 4.89

11.01 ± 5.78

< 0.001

Temporal

15.26 ± 4.04

12.89 ± 4.98

< 0.001

Performance

11.19 ± 6.76

11.54 ± 7.06

0.59

Effort

13.04 ± 5.73

12.30 ± 6.19

0.18

Frustration (failure)

15.15 ± 5.50

12.30 ± 6.19

< 0.001

NASA-TLX overall score

71.00 ± 16.13

62.57 ± 19.73

< 0.001

GHQ score

6.43 ± 1.89

6.21 ± 2.18

0.26

  1. The results are described as mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 was considered as significant using Independent t-test for comparison between the two groups
  2. Abbreviation: NASA-TLX NASA Task Load Index, GHQ General health Questionnaire