Table 1 Respondent characteristics
Characteristics | Participants (n = 1154)a |
|---|---|
Age in years (Mean(SD)) | 37.71 (11.46) |
Years in SGH (Mean(SD)) | 12.37 (10.25) |
Gender (N(%)) | |
Female | 973 (84.3) |
Male | 180 (15.6) |
Nationality (N(%)) | |
Singaporean or Permanent Resident | 1018 (88.2) |
Malaysian | 22 (1.9) |
Filipino | 63 (5.5) |
Indian | 25 (2.2) |
Chinese | 13 (1.1) |
Myanmar | 12 (1.0) |
Others (e.g., Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Irish) | 1.0 (1.1) |
Marital status (N(%)) | |
Single | 475 (41.2) |
Married | 619 (53.6) |
Separated or Divorced | 27 (2.3) |
Widowed | 10 (0.9) |
Occupation(N(%)) | |
Doctor | 22 (1.9) |
Nurse | 627 (54.3) |
Allied Health Professional | 206 (17.9) |
Administrative staff member | 118 (10.2) |
Ancillary support staff member - SGH employees | 13 (1.1) |
Ancillary support staff member –External staff contracted to work in SGH | 167 (14.5) |
Supervisory role (N(%)) | |
No | 834 (72.3) |
Yes | 319 (27.6) |
Sources of information and updates on the management of COVID-19 in SGH (N(%)) | |
SingHealth Staff Advisory | 466 (40.4) |
SGH Senior Management Updates, guidelines and instructions | 895 (77.6) |
Social media (e.g., SGH Facebook Workplace Group) | |
Supervisor | 399 (34.6) |
SGH Middle Management (e.g., HOD, Divisional Directors) | 718 (62.2) |
Department emails | 396 (34.3) |
Colleagues and peers (e.g., chat groups, exchanges) | 722(62.6) |
Others (e.g., gov.sg WhatsApp, MOH website, CNA, news media, friends) | 487 (42.2)35 (3.0) |
Direct contact with patients (N(%)) | |
No | 300 (26.0) |
Yes | 853 (73.9) |
Primary work location since start of COVID-19 outbreak (N(%)) | |
Emergency Department | 33 (2.9) |
Inpatient - Isolation wards | 33 (2.9) |
Inpatient - Other clinical area(s) | 552 (47.8) |
Outpatient | 266 (23.1) |
Non-clinical area(s) (no patient contact) | 268 (23.2) |
Direct involvement in treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (N(%)) | |
No | 1006 (87.2) |
Yes | 147 (12.7) |