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Table 2 Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, burnout and mean DASS-21/MBI-HSS scores according to care of patients with COVID-19

From: Psychological distress among infectious disease physicians during the response to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Republic of Korea

Outcome

Total (n = 115)

COVID-19 patient care, Yes (n = 78)

COVID-19 patient care, No (n = 37)

P-value

Prevalence, n (%)

Score, mean ± SD

Prevalence, n (%)

Score, mean ± SD

Prevalence, n (%)

Score, mean ± SD

DASS-21

 Depression

20 (17.4)

5.45 ± 4.16

14 (17.9)

5.58 ± 4.30

6 (16.2)

5.19 ± 3.90

0.643

 Anxiety

23 (20.0)

3.88 ± 3.74

17 (21.8)

3.85 ± 3.63

6 (16.2)

3.95 ± 4.01

0.894

 Stress

5 (4.3)

6.23 ± 3.86

4 (5.1)

6.21 ± 3.94

1 (2.7)

6.30 ± 3.75

0.905

MBI-HSS scale

 Emotional exhaustion

97 (84.3)

34.92 ± 10.01

68 (87.2)

35.96 ± 10.32

29 (78.4)

32.73 ± 9.25

0.108

 Depersonalization

76 (66.1)

10.55 ± 5.69

51 (65.4)

10.71 ± 6.01

25 (67.6)

10.22 ± 5.01

0.669

Personal accomplishments

76 (66.1)

31.66 ± 8.18

51 (65.4)

32.21 ± 8.54

25 (67.6)

30.51 ± 7.34

0.302

Burnout

104 (90.4)

NA

71 (91.0)

NA

33 (89.2)

NA

0.774

  1. Abbreviations: DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety, and Stress scale-21, MBI-HSS the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey, NA not available, SD standard deviation